dign
Dign is not a standalone word in standard English. Instead, it appears as a morpheme, the root of a family of words that express worthiness, respect, and status. The English derivatives ultimately trace to Latin dignus “worthy,” which entered Old French as digne and was borrowed into Middle English. Through this lineage, dign- forms the bases of several common terms.
Common derivatives include dignity, dignify, dignified, and dignitary, along with the plural dignities and the adjective
In usage, dign is typically not used alone but as part of a larger word. It also
As a capitalized term, DIGN may stand for abbreviations or acronyms in various organizations or projects; without
See also: Dignity; Dignitary; Dignified; Undignified.
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