"tessara-" meaning in English

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Prefix

IPA: /ˈtɛsəɹə/ [Received-Pronunciation]
enPR: tĕʹsərə [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From the Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ (téssără), the neuter plural and combining form of τέσσᾰρες (téssăres, “four”); compare tetra-. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|τέσσαρα|τέσσᾰρᾰ}} Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ (téssără) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|prevocalic form|tessar-}} tessara- (prevocalic form tessar-)
  1. four Wikipedia link: number prefix Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Four Synonyms: tessera- Synonyms (four): quadr- [Latinate], tetra- [Grecian] Derived forms: tessaradecasyllabon, tessaraglot, tessaraphthong, tesseradecade, tesseratomic Related terms: tessarakost

Alternative forms

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