tetralogy

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/tɛˈtɹæləd͡ʒi/

noun

A set of four works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as four individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.

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quadrilogy
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Meanings

nountetralogy (plural tetralogies)

plural tetralogies

  1. A set of four works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as four individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
    1. historicalA group of four dramas, three tragic and one satiric, exhibited together at the festivals of Dionysus at Athens.
  2. medicineA combination of four symptoms.
  3. colloquialmedicineTetralogy of Fallot.

Synonyms & antonyms

four related works

Similar
quadrilogy

Origin

From tetra- + -logy.

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Translations

Arabic رُبَاعِيَّة
  • رُبَاعِيَّة (rubāʕiyya)A series of four related works
Catalan tetralogia
  • tetralogiaA series of four related works
Finnish tetralogia
  • tetralogiaA series of four related works
French tétralogie, quadrilogie
  • tétralogieA series of four related works
  • quadrilogieA series of four related works
German Tetralogie
  • TetralogieA series of four related works
Greek τετραλογία
  • τετραλογία (tetralogía)A series of four related works
Indonesian tetralogi
  • tetralogiA series of four related works
Malay tetralogi
  • tetralogiA series of four related works
Polish tetralogia, czteroksiąg
  • tetralogiaA series of four related works
  • czteroksiągA series of four related works
Portuguese tetralogia
  • tetralogiaA series of four related works
Russian тетрало́гия
  • тетрало́гия (tetralógija)A series of four related works
Spanish tetralogía
  • tetralogíaA series of four related works
Swedish tetralogi
  • tetralogiA series of four related works
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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