tetrasyllabic (ˌtɛtrəsɪˈlæbɪk) or tetrasyllabical (ˌtetrasylˈlabical)
adjective
tetrasyllable in American English
(ˈtɛtrəˌsɪləbəl)
noun
a word of four syllables
Derived forms
tetrasyllabic (ˌtetrasylˈlabic) (ˈtɛtrəsɪˈlæbɪk)
adjective
tetrasyllable in American English
(ˈtetrəˌsɪləbəl, ˌtetrəˈsɪl-)
noun
a word or line of verse of four syllables
Derived forms
tetrasyllabic (ˌtetrəsɪˈlæbɪk)tetrasyllabical
adjective
Word origin
[1580–90; tetra- + syllable]This word is first recorded in the period 1580–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: academic, category, filibuster, reference, scrambletetra- is a combining form meaning “four,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix tetra- include: Tetragrammaton, tetrabranchiate, tetracycline, tetrafluoroethylene, tetraploid
Examples of 'tetrasyllable' in a sentence
tetrasyllable
A monosyllable is often preferable to a tetrasyllable such as 'disagreement'.