tetragram

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English

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Etymology

tetra- +‎ -gram

Pronunciation

Noun

tetragram (plural tetragrams)

  1. A group of four letters.
  2. In the Taixuanjing, a sequence of four lines, each of which may be unbroken, broken once, or broken twice. Each sequence is interpreted as an element of the 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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Anagrams

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing 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

Declension of tetragram
singular plural
nominative tetragram tetragramy
genitive tetragramu tetragramów
dative tetragramowi tetragramom
accusative tetragram tetragramy
instrumental tetragramem tetragramami
locative tetragramie tetragramach
vocative tetragramie tetragramy

Derived terms

adjective

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