tetraeterid
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin tetraeteris, from Ancient Greek τετραετηρίς (tetraetērís), from τετρα- (tetra-, “four”) + ἔτος (étos, “year”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌtɛtrəˈɛdərəd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌtɛtrəˈɛtərɪd/
Noun
[edit]tetraeterid (plural tetraeterids)
- Alternative form of tetraeteris: A four-year period, particularly (historical) those used in ancient Egyptian and Greek astronomical calculations.
References
[edit]- “tetra-, comb. form”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
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