tetragram
English
Alternative forms
- tetragramme (very rare)
Pronunciation
- enPR: tĕ′-trə-grăm', IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.tɹə.ˌɡɹæm/
- Rhymes: -ɛtɹəɡɹæm
Noun
tetragram (plural tetragrams)
- A group of four letters.
- 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.
Synonyms
See also
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
- Tetragrammaton
- Synonyms: tetragramaton, tetragrammaton
- (linguistics) tetragram (group of four letters)
Declension
Derived terms
adjective
- tetragramowy
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