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Definition of dimaggio

dimaggio

/dɪˈmɑːdʒioʊ/
Di · Mag · gi · o
Plural:DiMaggios
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dimaggio Lexical Profile

• noun

1

Joe DiMaggio (1914–1999), an iconic American Major League Baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career for the New York Yankees and set a historic 56-game hitting streak in 1941.

Example

"Baseball historians still regard DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak in 1941 as one of the most unbreakable records in sports."

2

A surname of Italian origin.

Example

"The three DiMaggio brothers—Joe, Dom, and Vince—all played as center fielders in Major League Baseball during the same era."

• Nearby Words

dilution
dim
dim sum
dimaggio
dime
dimension
dimensional

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from the Italian surname Di Maggio, literally meaning 'of May', traditionally given to a child born in the month of May.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Dimaggio. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/dimaggio
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