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tetragram|ˈtɛtrəgræm|
[In sense 1, ad. Gr. τὸ τετράγραµµον (Clem. Alex. 666), ‘the (word) of four letters’, f. τετρα- four- + γράµµα letter; in sense 2 from γραµµή stroke, line.]
1. A word of four letters; = next.
1870Brewer Dict. Phrase & Fable s.v. Tetragrammaton, The Greek Zeus, Latin Jove and Deus, Persian Soru, Assyrian Adad, Arabian Alla, Egyptian Amon, German Gott, and a host of other words significant of Deity, are tetragrams. 1882–3Schaff's Encycl. Relig. Knowl. I. 27 The Jews pronounced the tetragram YHWH by giving to it the vowels of Adonai.
2. Geom. The figure composed of four straight lines in a plane and their six points of intersection: commonly called complete quadrilateral.
1863R. Townsend Mod. Geom. I. vii. 145 Thus, for instance, in a tetrastigm or tetragram every line of connection of two points or point of intersection of two lines is said to be the opposite of that of the remaining two. |