tetrasyllable

English

Etymology

Formed from tetra- (“four”) + syllable; compare Ancient Greek τετρασύλλαβος (tetrasúllabos, “of four syllables”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: tĕtrəsĭʹləbl, IPA^(key): /tɛtɹəˈsɪləbl/

Noun

tetrasyllable (plural tetrasyllables)

(also used attributively) A word comprising four syllables.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

tetrasyllabic

Translations

a four-syllable word

Welsh: pedrsill f

References

“tetrasyllable, n. (a.)” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

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