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tessara-

/ˈtɛsəɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tes-sara-
IPA
/ˈtɛsəɹə/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

four

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ (téssără), the neuter plural and combining form of τέσσᾰρες (téssăres, “four”); compare tetra-.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈtɛsəɹə/

Inflected Forms

tessera- (alternative)

Derived Forms

tessaradecasyllabon tessaraglot tessaraphthong tesseradecade tesseratomic

Frequently Paired Words

tessarakost

Synonyms

quadr- tetra-

Questions

How do you pronounce tessara-?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛsəɹə/.
What does tessara- mean?
four
Where does tessara- come from?
From the Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ (téssără), the neuter plural and combining form of τέσσᾰρες (téssăres, “four”); compare tetra-.

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