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diatessaron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
di-ates-saron
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The interval of a fourth or the harmonic ratio 4:3.

Obsolete

noun

A continuous narrative arranged from the first four books of the New Testament (the canonical gospels).

noun

An electuary compounded of four medicines.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Latin diatessarōn, from Ancient Greek διά (diá, “through, across”) + τεσσάρων (tessárōn) (genitive plural of τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

diatessarons (plural) diatessara (plural)

Derived Forms

semidiatessaron

Frequently Paired Words

Monotessaron diapason diapente

Questions

What does diatessaron mean?
The interval of a fourth or the harmonic ratio 4:3.
Where does diatessaron come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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