tetragram

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

tetra- + -gram

Pronunciation

  • enPR: tĕ′-trə-grăm', IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.tɹə.ˌɡɹæm/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɹəɡɹæm

Noun

tetragram (plural tetragrams)

  1. A group of four letters.
  2. Any of the 81 sets of solid lines ( for Heaven), once-broken lines ( for Earth) and twice-broken lines (𝌀 for Man) formed by combinations of four monograms (two digrams or bigrams, in other words) in the divination of the Taixuanjing.

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See also

Anagrams


Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετραγράμματον (tetragrámmaton). By surface analysis, tetra- + -gram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛtˈraɡ.ram/
  • Rhymes: -aɡram
  • Syllabification: tet‧rag‧ram

Noun

tetragram m inan

  1. Tetragrammaton
    Synonyms: tetragramaton, tetragrammaton
  2. (linguistics) tetragram (group of four letters)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • tetragramowy

Further reading

  • tetragram in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tetragram in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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