"tetra-" meaning in English

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Prefix

IPA: /ˈtɛtɹə/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-), combining form of Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares), from τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”). Etymology templates: {{derived|en|grc|τετρα-||}} Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-), {{derived|en|grc|τέτταρες||}} Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares), {{m|grc|τέσσαρες||four}} τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix}} tetra-
  1. Four. Wikipedia link: number prefix, tetra- Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Four Synonyms: quadri-, tessara-, tetr- [before-vowel] Related terms: number Translations (forming compound words having the sense of ‘four’): tetra- (Catalan), tetra- (Finnish), tétra- (French), tetra- (Polish), tetra- (Portuguese), چُ (cu) (Punjabi)

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