Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quad-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
quad-
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Involving four elements.

prefix

Used for the digit four to form systematic element names of elements whose existence has been predicted, and which have not yet been given a trivial name.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Reduced form of quadri-, from Latin quattuor (“four”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does quad- mean?
Involving four elements.
Where does quad- come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce quad-

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