"tetrakis legomenon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tetrakis legomena [plural]
Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|τετράκις λεγόμενον||(something) said only four times}} Ancient Greek τετράκις λεγόμενον (tetrákis legómenon, “(something) said only four times”) Head templates: {{en-noun|tetrakis legomena|nolinkhead=1}} tetrakis legomenon (plural tetrakis legomena)
  1. (rare, linguistics) A word occurring only four times in a given corpus. Tags: rare Related terms: dis legomenon, hapax legomenon, tris legomenon

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