"diatessaron" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: diatessarons [plural], diatessara [plural]
Etymology: From Latin, from Ancient Greek διά (diá, “through, across”) + τεσσάρων (tessárōn) (genitive plural of τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”)). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}}, {{uder|en|grc|διά||through, across}} Ancient Greek διά (diá, “through, across”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|diatessara}} diatessaron (plural diatessarons or diatessara)
  1. (music, obsolete) The interval of a fourth or the harmonic ratio 4:3. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-diatessaron-en-noun-TFlW9JZm Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (theology) A continuous narrative arranged from the first four books of the New Testament (the canonical gospels). Categories (topical): Theology
    Sense id: en-diatessaron-en-noun-VKB1d9Mq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 55 35 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 14 57 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 36 17 4 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 36 21 3 38 Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
  3. (obsolete) An electuary compounded of four medicines. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-diatessaron-en-noun-YcyJdO2t Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 36 17 4 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 36 21 3 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: semidiatessaron Related terms: Monotessaron, diapason, diapente

Inflected forms

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