tetragram

tet·ra·gram

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [te-truh-gram]
- /ˈtɛ trəˌgræm/
- /tˈetrəɡrˌam/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [te-truh-gram]
- /ˈtɛ trəˌgræm/

Definitions of tetragram word

noun tetragram a word of four letters. 1
noun tetragram any word of four letters 0
noun tetragram a word of four letters 0

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Origin of tetragram

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

1860-65; < Greek tetrágrammon, noun use of neuter of tetrágrammos having four letters, equivalent to tetra- tetra- + grámm(a) letter (see -gram1) + -os adj. suffix

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Parts of speech for Tetragram

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tetragram

tetragram popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

tetragram usage trend in Literature

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