Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetracolon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetra-colon
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stanza or division in lyric poetry, consisting of four verses or lines.

Example Sentences

"the two verses would form a beautiful tetracolon, the first line answering to the third, and the second to the fourth"

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τετράκωλον (tetrákōlon).

Inflected Forms

tetracolons (plural) tetracola (plural)

Rhymes With

stolen nolan colon swollen dolan solon bolan mesocolon

Questions

What does tetracolon mean?: A stanza or division in lyric poetry, consisting of four verses or lines.
Where does tetracolon come from?: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τετράκωλον (tetrákōlon).

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