Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of tetrapla.
Origin
- Ancient Greekτετραπλᾶ
- Frenchtétraples
- Englishtetraples
From French tétraples, from Ancient Greek τετραπλᾶ (tetraplâ), neuter plural of τετραπλοῦς (tetraploûs, “fourfold”), from τετρα- (tetra-, “tetra-: four”) + -πλόος (-plóos, “-fold”).
More words from French, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
tetraples. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraples
“tetraples.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraples. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetraples,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraples.
Source: tetraples on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.