Etymology

tetracolon

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Today it means: A stanza or division in lyric poetry, consisting of four verses or lines. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τετράκωλον
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromτετράκωλον
  2. English todaytetracolon

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τετράκωλον (tetrákōlon).

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