diatessaron

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noun

The interval of a fourth or the harmonic ratio 4:3.

OriginLatin diatessarōn ← Ancient Greek διά →
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Meanings

noundiatessaron (plural diatessarons or diatessara)

plural diatessarons · plural diatessara

  1. obsoleteentertainmentThe interval of a fourth or the harmonic ratio 4:3.
  2. lifestyleA continuous narrative arranged from the first four books of the New Testament (the canonical gospels).
  3. obsoleteAn electuary compounded of four medicines.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδιά“through, across”
  2. Latindiatessarōn
  3. Englishdiatessaron

From Latin diatessarōn, from Ancient Greek διά (diá, “through, across”) + τεσσάρων (tessárōn) (genitive plural of τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”)).

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APA

diatessaron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diatessaron

MLA

“diatessaron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diatessaron. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diatessaron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diatessaron.

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