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tetragram

/ˈtɛ.tɹəˌɡɹæm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tetra-gram
IPA
/ˈtɛ.tɹəˌɡɹæm/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of four letters.

noun

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.

Etymology

From tetra- + -gram.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tetragrams (plural) tetragramme (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

𝌆 𝌇 𝌈 𝌉 𝌊 𝌋 𝌌 𝌍

Synonyms

tetragraph

Questions

How do you pronounce tetragram?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌɡɹæm/.
What does tetragram mean?
A group of four letters.
Where does tetragram come from?
From tetra- + -gram.

How to pronounce tetragram

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