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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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undignified.
These
words
share
a
semantic
core
related
to
worthiness
or
proper
status,
though
they
differ
in
nuance:
dignity
denotes
a
state
or
quality;
to
dignify
is
to
confer
or
acknowledge
worth;
a
dignitary
is
a
person
who
holds
a
high
official
rank.
appears
in
many
compounds
and
in
etymological
discussions
about
words
for
respect,
honor,
and
social
rank.
The
word
dignity
plays
a
central
role
in
ethics,
human
rights,
and
social
philosophy
as
the
intrinsic
worth
common
to
all
individuals.
context,
it
is
ambiguous.
There
are
no
universally
recognized
meanings
of
DIGN
as
an
acronym.