tetracolon

T1E1T1R1A1C3O1L1O1N1

noun

A stanza or division in lyric poetry, consisting of four verses or lines.

OriginAncient Greek τετράκωλον →
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Meanings

nountetracolon (plural tetracolons or tetracola)

plural tetracolons · plural tetracola

  1. communicationsA stanza or division in lyric poetry, consisting of four verses or lines.

    the two verses would form a beautiful tetracolon, the first line answering to the third, and the second to the fourth

    1791, Henry Dimock, Notes Critical and Explanatory

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτετράκωλον
  2. Englishtetracolon

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τετράκωλον (tetrákōlon).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tetracolon

stolencolonNolanswollenDolansolonBolanmesocolon
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APA

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Chicago

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