quadriliteral

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adjective

Consisting of four letters.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin lītera ← English quadri- →
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Meanings

adjectivequadriliteral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableConsisting of four letters.
nounquadriliteral (plural quadriliterals)

plural quadriliterals

  1. A word root in an Afroasiatic language that consists of four letters.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
quadriconsonantalquadriradicaltetraradical

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷetru-
  4. Latinquadri-
  5. Englishquadri-
  6. Latinlītera
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishquadriliteral

From quadri- + Latin lītera (“letter”) + English -al.

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Translations

French quadrilitère, quadrilittère
  • quadrilitèrewhich consist of four letters
  • quadrilittèrewhich consist of four letters
Cite this entry
APA

quadriliteral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadriliteral

MLA

“quadriliteral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadriliteral. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadriliteral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadriliteral.

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