tetra-

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Prefix 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 2 Italian 2.1 Prefix 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.1.2 Derived terms 2.1.3 Related terms

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-), combining form of τέτταρες (tettares) ‘four’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɛtɹə/

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tetra- (or before a vowel tetr-)

1. Forming compound words having the sense of ‘four’.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 665: [cf. -latry]

     Which is how Kit first heard about the T.W.I.T. back in London, and of the ghostly neo-Pythagorean cult of tetralatry or worship of the number four, currently the rage in certain European circles

[edit] Synonyms

• quadri-

[edit] Derived terms

tetrachord tetracyclic tetradontiformes tetragon tetragram

tetragrammaton tetrahedron tetralogy tetrameter tetramorph

tetrapod tetraspace tetraterpene tetration tetromino

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Prefix

tetra- or before a vowel tetr-

1. tetra-

[edit] Synonyms

• quadri-

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tetraborico tetrabromuro tetraciclina tetraclorometano tetracloruro tetracorallo tetracromia tetradimensionale tetraetile tetrafluoroetilene tetrafloruro tetraginia tetragramma tetraioduro tetralina tetralineo

tetralogia tetramero tetrametro tetraandria tetraodonte tetraparesi tetraplegia tetratomico tetravalente tetravalenza tetrodo Tetrodontiformi tetrossido

[edit] Related terms

• tetracordo
• tetrade
• tetraedro
• tetragono
• tetrapode
• tetrarca
• tetrastico
• quattro