Meanings
nountetrasyllable (plural tetrasyllables)
plural tetrasyllables
- alsoattributiveA word comprising four syllables.
Origin
- Ancient Greekτετρασύλλαβος“of four syllables”
- Englishtetrasyllable
Formed from tetra- (“four”) + syllable; compare Ancient Greek τετρασύλλαβος (tetrasúllabos, “of four syllables”).
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Swedish fyrstaving
- fyrstavinga four-syllable word
Welsh pedrsill
- pedrsilla four-syllable word
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APA
tetrasyllable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrasyllable
MLA
“tetrasyllable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrasyllable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetrasyllable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrasyllable.
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