tetrakis legomenon

noun

A word occurring only four times in a given corpus.

OriginAncient Greek τετράκις λεγόμενον →
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Meanings

nountetrakis legomenon (plural tetrakis legomena)

plural tetrakis legomena

  1. rarehuman sciencesA word occurring only four times in a given corpus.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτετράκις λεγόμενον“(something) said only four times”
  2. Englishtetrakis legomenon

From Ancient Greek τετράκις λεγόμενον (tetrákis legómenon, “(something) said only four times”), from τετράκις (tetrákis, “four times”) and λεγόμενον (legómenon), passive participle of λέγω (légō).

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tetrakis legomenon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrakis%20legomenon

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“tetrakis legomenon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrakis%20legomenon. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetrakis legomenon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrakis%20legomenon.

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