tetrasyllable
English edit
Etymology edit
Formed from tetra- (“four”) + syllable; compare Ancient Greek τετρασύλλαβος (tetrasúllabos, “of four syllables”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tĕtrəsĭʹləbl, IPA(key): /tɛtɹəˈsɪləbl/
Noun edit
tetrasyllable (plural tetrasyllables)
- (also used attributively) A word comprising four syllables.
Coordinate terms edit
- monosyllable
- disyllable
- trisyllable
- pentasyllable
- sexisyllable
- heptasyllable
- octosyllable
- enneasyllable
- decasyllable
- endecasyllable
- dodecasyllable
- polysyllable
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
a four-syllable word
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References edit
- “tetrasyllable, n. (a.)” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]