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tetra-
tetra-, before a vowel tetr-, repr. Gr. tetra-, comb. form of téttares, téttara four, as in tetrachord XVII. tetragon four-angle figure. XVII. — Gr.; whence tetragonal (-AL1) XVI. tetragrammaton Heb. word written JHVH JEHOVAH. XIV. — Gr. f. grámma, -at- letter. tetrahedron four-sided figure. XVI. — late Gr. tetralogy series of four related dramas. XVII. — Gr. tetralogíā. tetrameter (pros.) element of four measures. XVII. — late L. tetrametrus — Gr. tetrámetros. tetrastich strophe of four lines. XVI. — L. tetrastichon — Gr. tetrástikhon. tetrasyllable XVI. — Gr. tetrasúllabos.
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T. F. HOAD. "tetra-." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "tetra-." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tetra.html T. F. HOAD. "tetra-." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tetra.html |
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tetra-
tetra- combining form denoting four.
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"tetra-." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tetra-." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-tetra.html "tetra-." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-tetra.html |
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