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tetrapla

/ˈtɛtrəplə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tetrapla
IPA
/ˈtɛtrəplə/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A text presented in four parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Bible presented in such a fashion by Origen.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τετραπλᾶ (tetraplâ), neuter plural of τετραπλοῦς (tetraploûs, “fourfold”), from τετρα- (tetra-, “tetra-: four”) + -πλόος (-plóos, “-fold”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: τετραπλᾶ

Inflected Forms

tetraplas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hexapla octapla

Synonyms

tetraples

Questions

How do you pronounce tetrapla?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛtrəplə/.
What does tetrapla mean?
A text presented in four parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Bible presented in such a fashion by Origen.
Where does tetrapla come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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