"tetrasyllable" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɛtɹəˈsɪləbl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: tetrasyllables [plural]
enPR: tĕtrəsĭʹləbl [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: Formed from tetra- (“four”) + syllable; compare Ancient Greek τετρασύλλαβος (tetrasúllabos, “of four syllables”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|tetra-||four}} tetra- (“four”), {{m|en|syllable}} syllable, {{uder|en|grc|τετρασύλλαβος||of four syllables}} Ancient Greek τετρασύλλαβος (tetrasúllabos, “of four syllables”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tetrasyllable (plural tetrasyllables)
  1. (also used attributively) A word comprising four syllables. Tags: also, attributive Derived forms: tetrasyllabic Translations (a four-syllable word): pedrsill [feminine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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