"tetrasyllabic" meaning in English

See tetrasyllabic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌtɛ.tɹə.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/
Etymology: From tetra- + syllabic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|tetra|syllabic}} tetra- + syllabic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tetrasyllabic (not comparable)
  1. Having four syllables. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Four, Prosody Synonyms: quadrisyllabic Translations (having four syllables): pedersilabennek (Breton), čtyřslabičný (Czech), tetrasyllabisch (Dutch), kvarsilaba (Esperanto), nelitavuinen (Finnish), viersilbig (German), négy szótagú/szótagos (Hungarian), четирисложен (četirisložen) (Macedonian), tetrasilabic (Romanian), tetrasílabo (Spanish)
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        "Having four syllables."
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          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "having four syllables",
          "word": "pedersilabennek"
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          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "having four syllables",
          "word": "čtyřslabičný"
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          "code": "eo",
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          "sense": "having four syllables",
          "word": "kvarsilaba"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having four syllables",
          "word": "nelitavuinen"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having four syllables",
          "word": "viersilbig"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "having four syllables",
          "word": "négy szótagú/szótagos"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "četirisložen",
          "sense": "having four syllables",
          "word": "четирисложен"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "having four syllables",
          "word": "tetrasílabo"
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      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "having four syllables",
      "word": "pedersilabennek"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "having four syllables",
      "word": "čtyřslabičný"
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      "sense": "having four syllables",
      "word": "kvarsilaba"
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      "sense": "having four syllables",
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      "sense": "having four syllables",
      "word": "viersilbig"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having four syllables",
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    },
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      "sense": "having four syllables",
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