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tetralemma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tetralem-ma
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A figure in Ancient Greek and Eastern logic with four possibilities.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English lemma English tetralemma From tetra- + lemma.

Inflected Forms

tetralemmas (plural) tetralemmata (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dilemma trilemma pentalemma

Rhymes With

emma dilemma on the horns of a dilemma gemma pip emma ack emma lemma problema pema trilemma trema stremma

Questions

What does tetralemma mean?
A figure in Ancient Greek and Eastern logic with four possibilities.
Where does tetralemma come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English lemma English tetralemma From tetra- + lemma.

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