dias

/dˈaɪəz/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

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noun

"The princess's shield is at the head of it, and the feet are raised entirely above the floor of the room, on a dias which projects at the lower end so as to form a seat, on which the child has laid her crown."
"A wizened figure who moved slowly up the steps of the dias but who spoke in a booming voice, he seized on the occasion to read the dissident group's "last will and testament" and to tell the assembled delegates about a different vision of socialism."

Influenced by the (disputed) pronunciation /ˈdaɪ.əs/; cf. bias.

diez

diez pariahs messiahs papayas

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How do you pronounce dias?

The recorded pronunciation is /dˈaɪəz/.

What does dias mean?

Misspelling of dais.

Where does dias come from?

Influenced by the (disputed) pronunciation /ˈdaɪ.əs/; cf. bias.

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