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Etymology

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From Late Latin tetrarcha, from Latin tetrarchēs, from Ancient Greek τετράρχης (tetrárkhēs). By surface analysis, tetra- +‎ -arca.

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  • IPA(key): /teˈtrar.ka/
  • Rhymes: -arka
  • Hyphenation: te‧tràr‧ca

Noun

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tetrarca m (plural tetrarchi)

  1. tetrarch

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  • tetrarca in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • tetrarca in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • tetràrca in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • tetrarca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Etymology

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From Late Latin tetrarcha, from Latin tetrarchēs, from Ancient Greek τετράρχης (tetrárkhēs). By surface analysis, tetra- +‎ -arca.

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tetrarca m or f by sense (plural tetrarcas)

  1. (politics, historical) tetrarch (governor of subdivision of a province)
  2. (politics, Ancient Rome) tetrarch (any of the four co-emperors during the Tetrarchy)
  3. (military, Ancient Greece) tetrarch (officer in charge of a fourth part of a phalanx)

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Etymology

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From Late Latin tetrarcha, from Latin tetrarchēs, from Ancient Greek τετράρχης (tetrárkhēs). By surface analysis, tetra- +‎ -arca.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /teˈtɾaɾka/ [t̪eˈt̪ɾaɾ.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aɾka
  • Syllabification: te‧trar‧ca

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tetrarca m or f by sense (plural tetrarcas)

  1. tetrarch
    • 2015 November 9, “Opinión”, in El País[1]:
      Los historiadores recuperan la figura de los tetrarcas que compartían el poder en el imperio romano desde los tiempos de Diocleciano, creador de la fórmula y que supo aprovecharla con astucia.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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