diptyquecommon nounEtymologyexpandfrom Latin diptycha (folding tablets).Definitions1. A painting composed of two panels that fold over each other.expand2. A painting composed of two parts that are in opposition.expand3. A series of films composed of two parts that do not follow each other, or whose ensemble forms a complete work whose story is originally split into two parts.expandPluraldiptyquesHyperonympolyptyqueTranslationsenglish:diptychdutch:diptiek