- tetrasyllable
- tet•ra•syl•la•ble[[t]ˈtɛ trəˌsɪl ə bəl, ˌtɛ trəˈsɪl-[/t]] n.pro a word or line of verse of four syllables•Etymology: 1580–90 tet`ra•syl•lab′ic -sɪˈlæb ɪk adj.
From formal English to slang. 2014.
tetrasyllable
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Tetrasyllable — Tet ra*syl la*ble, n. [Tetra + syllable: cf. Gr. ? of four syllables.] A word consisting of four syllables; a quadrisyllable. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tetrasyllable — [te′trə sil΄ə bəl] n. a word of four syllables tetrasyllabic [te′trəsi lab′ik] adj … English World dictionary
tetrasyllable — tetrasyllabic /te treuh si lab ik/, tetrasyllabical, adj. /te treuh sil euh beuhl, te treuh sil /, n. a word or line of verse of four syllables. [1580 90; TETRA + SYLLABLE] * * * … Universalium
tetrasyllable — noun /tɛtɹəˈsɪləbl/ A word comprising four syllables … Wiktionary
tetrasyllable — noun a word having four syllables. Derivatives tetrasyllabic adjective … English new terms dictionary
tetrasyllable — /ˈtɛtrəsɪləbəl/ (say tetruhsiluhbuhl) noun a word of four syllables. –tetrasyllabic /tɛtrəsəˈlæbɪk/ (say tetruhsuh labik), tetrasyllabical /tɛtrəsəˈlæbɪkəl/ (say tetruhsuh labikuhl), adjective …
tetrasyllable — n. word of four syllables. ♦ tetrasyllabic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
tetrasyllable — n. a word of four syllables. Derivatives: tetrasyllabic adj … Useful english dictionary
quadrisyllable — “+ noun Etymology: quadri + syllable : a word of four syllables * * * quadrisyllabic /kwod reuh si lab ik/, quadrisyllabical, adj. /kwod reuh sil euh beuhl/, n. a word of four syllables. [1650 60; QUADRI + SYLLABLE] * * * quadrisyllable /kwod ri… … Useful english dictionary
