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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIDO

Originally US: of uncertain origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIDO

dido  [ˈdaɪdəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIDO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dido is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIDO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dido in the English dictionary

The definition of dido in the dictionary is an antic; prank; trick.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIDO


aikido
ˈaɪkɪdəʊ
alfredo
ælˈfreɪdəʊ
azido
ˈæzɪdəʊ
bastinado
ˌbæstɪˈneɪdəʊ
concedo
kɒnˈkeɪdəʊ
cruzado
kruːˈzeɪdəʊ
dado
ˈdeɪdəʊ
fido
ˈfaɪdəʊ
fumado
fjuːˈmeɪdəʊ
Hokkaido
hɒˈkaɪdəʊ
kiddo
ˈkɪdəʊ
Laredo
ləˈreɪdəʊ
Megiddo
məˈɡɪdəʊ
Play-Doh
ˈpleɪdəʊ
reformado
ˌrefəˈmeɪdəʊ
scalado
skəˈleɪdəʊ
strappado
strəˈpeɪdəʊ
Toledo
tɒˈleɪdəʊ
tornado
tɔːˈneɪdəʊ
widow
ˈwɪdəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIDO

didelphic
didelphid
didelphine
didelphous
Diderot
didgeridoo
didicoy
didjeridoo
didjeridu
didn´t
didrachm
didrachma
didrachmae
didst
didy
didymium
didymous
didynamian
didynamous
didynamy

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIDO

Bushido
Campoformido
can-do
Colorado
condo
dildo
do
hapkido
how do
how do you do
how-do-you-do
Leonardo
libido
lido
mondo
Monte perdido
Orlando
Perdido
to-do
well-to-do

Synonyms and antonyms of dido in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dido» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIDO

Find out the translation of dido to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dido from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dido» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恶作剧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dido
570 millions of speakers

English

dido
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शरारत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ديدو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Dido
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Dido
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dido
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dido
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dido
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

いたずら
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

디도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dido
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trò chơi ác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோணங்கித்தனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दिओ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tuhaflık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dido
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dido
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Dido
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dido
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dido
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Dido
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dido
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Dido
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dido

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIDO»

The term «dido» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.222 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIDO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dido» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dido» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dido

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIDO»

Discover the use of dido in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dido and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dido
Love can be deadly. Especially when two girls fall for the same man - one a queen, the other her serving girl. Elissa knows she is playing with fire, but she can't resist. Queen Dido suspects nothing, until one fateful night . . .
Adèle Geras, 2010
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Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas
Ellen T. Harris, author of Handel and the Pastoral Tradition (OUP, 1980), examines the work's historical position in the Restoration theatre, and shows that, far from being an operatic anomaly, it was deeply rooted in 17th-century English ...
Ellen T. Harris, 1989
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The Expedition to Borneo of H. M. S. Dido: 1843 - 1846
The visit of her majesty's ship Dido to Borneo, and her services against the pirates, occupy comparatively so small a portion of this volume, that some excuse may be necessary for its leading title.
Henry Keppel, 2009
4
Dido and Pa
Now back in print, Dido and Pa continues the Wolves Chronicles, the exhilarating and imaginative series that stemmed from Joan Aiken’s classic The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.
Joan Aiken, 2002
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Dido's Daughters: Literacy, Gender, and Empire in Early ...
Fegurson's aim in this long-awaited work is twofold: to show that what counted as more valuable among these competing literacies had much to do with notions of gender, and to demonstrate how debates about female literacy were critical to ...
Margaret W. Ferguson, 2007
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Dido: The Unauthorised Biography in Words and Pictures
Chronicles the life of Dido Armstrong from her birth in London on Christmas Day to her time with the trip-hop band Faithless, and her controversial duet with rapper Eminem.
Sally Wilford, Billy Dancer, 2002
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When I Am Laid in Earth: Air, Dido's Lament from the Opera ...
Henry Purcell's masterpiece, Dido and Aeneas, is considered the high point of English opera. "When I Am Laid in Earth" is a poignant, lovely aria sung by the lovelorn, dying Queen Dido as her hero Aeneas sails away.
‎2002
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The Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe: Volume 1, Dido, ...
The edition contains a substantial critical apparatus in the form of textual introduction and notes, a historical collation and a list of emendations for each work, of both substantives and accidentals.
Fredson Bowers, 2008
9
The Specter of Dido: Spenser and Virgilian Epic
This book dismantles the stereotype of Spenser as one who blurs earlier epic traditions.
John Watkins, 1995
10
Ramage & the Dido
Ramage hopes to enjoy a well-deserved leave when he receives new orders: commission and take command of the Dido--a massive 74-gun ship, that carries enough weight of metal to destroy a frigate in a single broadside, or sweep a ship's decks ...
Dudley Pope, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIDO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dido is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dido and Aeneas” a grand operatic experience - The Saratogian
SARATOGA SPRINGS >> The production of “Dido and Aeneas,” which is performed outdoors in the courtyard of the Museum of Dance in ... «The Saratogian, Jul 15»
2
York Early Music festival review – sublime | Music | The Guardian
The highlight of the second half was Emelie Renard's portrayal of Purcell's Dido. If the poignancy of the famous lament has been reduced by ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Computer Weekly reveals the 50 most influential women in UK IT 2015
Dido Harding is chief executive of TalkTalk Telecom Group. Prior to her appointment she was Sainsbury's convenience director, having been ... «ComputerWeekly.com, Jul 15»
4
UPI Horse Racing Roundup - UPI.com
Goldy Espony led all the way to a 2 1/2-lengths win over Dido in Sunday's $100,000 River Memories Stakes at Belmont Park. Granny Mc's ... «UPI.com, Jul 15»
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Saratoga Springs Weekend Events: July 10 - 12 - Saratoga.com
Dido and Aeneas will be performed by Opera Saratoga. This opera is the first Baroque piece in the company's history and has a unique ... «Saratoga.com, Jul 15»
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In 'Amy,' the singer Amy Winehouse comes into clear, unsettling …
Meticulously composed of present-day interviews and splendidly curated archival footage – Winehouse's reaction to being compared to Dido in ... «Concord Monitor, Jul 15»
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FESTIVAL OF CHICHESTER: Opera at the festival - Chichester …
... a little more easy on the ears, so we thought it was time to go back to Purcell, the composer of Dido and Aeneas, our best-selling production.”. «Chichester Observer, Jul 15»
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Talktalk Telecom Group PLC To Go Ex-Dividend on July 9th (TALK …
In other Talktalk Telecom Group PLC news, insider Dido Harding sold 307,377 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, ... «WKRB News, Jul 15»
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Review: Purcell's “Dido & Aeneas” @ Opera Saratoga 7/6/15
Steve Barnes, senior writer: Steve responds: You don't see strong similarities in all three reviews? How can... Roseann Cane: No, Steve, I do ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
10
6 Newcomers Among 13 Division Presidents: Adventist News Network
Elie Weick-Dido comes to the presidency of the West-Central Africa Division (WAD) after serving as Sabbath School/Personal Ministries ... «Adventist News Network, Jul 15»

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