diptyches in English
noun
1
a painting, especially an altarpiece, on two hinged wooden panels that may be closed like a book.
David Bierk's long romance with art history was evident in this show of 21 oil paintings, mostly diptychs and triptychs, which included, among other things, reproductions of specific well-known paintings.
2
an ancient writing tablet consisting of two hinged leaves with waxed inner sides.
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