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Viol vs Diol - What's the difference?

viol | diol |

As nouns the difference between viol and diol

is that viol is a viola da gamba, a family of musical instruments that preceded the violin and viola and similar string instruments while diol is recompense, satisfaction, retribution.

As verbs the difference between viol and diol

is that viol is to play the viol while diol is avenge, take revenge.

viol

English

(wikipedia viol)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A viola da gamba, a family of musical instruments that preceded the violin and viola and similar string instruments

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To play the viol.
  • * (Sir Walter Scott)
    • “Keep your gold for those who lack it, mistress,” said Henry, “and do not offer to honest hands the money that is won by violing , and tabouring, and toetripping, and perhaps worse pastimes.
  • * (Thomas Hardy)
    • Through snowy woods and shady / We went to play a tune / To the lonely manor-lady / By the light of the Christmas moon. / We violed till, upward glancing / To where a mirror leaned, / It showed her airily dancing
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    diol

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) any organic compound having two hydroxy functional groups

    • See also

    * glycol

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