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diasporal

Syllables: di·a·spor·al/daɪˈæspəɹəl//daɪˈæspəɹəl/

diasporal adjective: pertaining to a diaspora.

Adjective

diasporal (comparative more diasporal, superlative most diasporal)

  1. Pertaining to a diaspora.
    • But to speak of a diasporal point of view of particular sects, or of the view of sects concerning the Jews of the Diaspora as a whole, would be misleading as too vague.1973, Neil J. McEleney, “Orthodoxy in Judaism of the First Christian Century”, in Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Period, volume IV, number 1, Leiden: E[vert]...
    • However, unlike those earlier works, [Richard J.] Powell attempts to show these processes through the cultural forces that have shaped twentieth-century diasporal concerns.1998 fall, Steven Nelson, “What is Black Art?”, in Art Journal, volume 57, number 3, New York, N.Y.: College Art Association, →DOI, →ISSN, →JSTOR, →OCLC, page 92, column 1
    Synonyms:
    diasporic, diasporan

Noun

diasporal (plural diasporals)

  1. A diluted colloidal solution of some compound.
    • Diasporals is the name given to a series of colloidal solutions of certain elements and compounds in a high state of dispersion. Calomel, iron, sulphur and bismuth are some of the diasporals which are now on the market.1923, A. G. DuMez, “Report on the Progress of Pharmacy 1923”, in Year Book of the American Pharmaceutical Association, volume 12, Chicago, Ill.: American Pharmaceutical Association, published 1925...
    • Treatment of syphilis with colloidal mercury preparations.—Ludwig Zweig, Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift, Berlin, June 29, 1923, p. 851. Intravenous injections of colloidal calomel were attempted. When severe reactions occurred, this was abandoned for calomel-diasporal, which contains in 1.5 c....1923 October 20, Venereal Disease Information: Issued by the United States Public Health Service for Use in Its Cooperative Work with the State Health Departments, volume IV, number 10, Washington...

Examples of diasporal in a sentence

  • They excitedly departed for the motherland only to relive Okonkwo's post-exile epiphany: a noteworthy and implicitly parabolic moment whose resonances of African diasporal experience are unmistakable.2008, Christopher N. Okonkwo, “Binary Nativity, Subjectivity, and the Wages of (In)Fidelity to ‘Origins’: The Between”, in A Spirit of...
  • The Action Plan promised to: '[...] promote diasporal representation in the National Assembly and explore the reintroduction of diasporal voting at general elections; [...]'2017 August 2, Henry Jeffrey, “Thinking diaspora”, in Stabroek News, Georgetown, Guyana: Guyana Publications, →OCLC, archived from the...
  • When severe reactions occurred, this was abandoned for calomel-diasporal, which contains in 1.5 c. c. of fluid, 15 mg. calomel.1923 October 20, Venereal Disease Information: Issued by the United States Public Health Service for Use in Its Cooperative Work with the...
  • The presence of bismuth diasporal during the irradiation with x-rays of cultures of bacteria (B. coli and B. prodigiosus) inhibits the growth of the bacteria.1928, International Surgical Digest, Hagerstown, Md.: W. F. Prior Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 33, column 1:

Synonyms of diasporal

Forms of diasporal

Adjective
comparativemore diasporal
superlativemost diasporal
Noun
pluraldiasporals

Origin of diasporal

From diaspora + -al (suffix forming adjectives; or forming nouns, especially of some verbal action). Diaspora is derived from Ancient Greek διασπορά (diasporá, “dispersion”), from διασπείρω (diaspeírō, “to scatter”), from δια- (dia-, prefix indicating motion across or in all directions) + σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”) (from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick”), *sperH- (“to kick”)).

Questions about diasporal

What does diasporal mean?
Diasporal means pertaining to a diaspora.
How do you use diasporal in a sentence?
They excitedly departed for the motherland only to relive Okonkwo's post-exile epiphany: a noteworthy and implicitly parabolic moment whose resonances of African diasporal experience are unmistakable.
What part of speech is diasporal?
Diasporal can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce diasporal?
Diasporal is pronounced /daɪˈæspəɹəl/ (UK).

Words near diasporal in the dictionary

  1. diaspidid
  2. diaspidids
  3. diaspora
  4. diasporae
  5. diasporai
  6. diasporal
  7. diasporals
  8. diasporan
  9. diasporans
  10. diasporas
  11. diasporated

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