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单词 tetrasyllable
释义

tetrasyllable

[ te-truh-sil-uh-buhl, te-truh-sil- ]
/ ˈtɛ trəˌsɪl ə bəl, ˌtɛ trəˈsɪl- /

noun

a word or line of verse of four syllables.

Origin of tetrasyllable

First recorded in 1580–90; tetra- + syllable

OTHER WORDS FROM tetrasyllable

tet·ra·syl·lab·ic [te-truh-si-lab-ik], /ˌtɛ trə sɪˈlæb ɪk/, tet·ra·syl·lab·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby tetrasyllable

tetrasporangium, tetraspore, tetrastich, tetrastichous, tetrastyle, tetrasyllable, tetratomic, tetravalent, tetrazene, Tetrazzini, tetrode
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Example sentences from the Web for tetrasyllable

  • Each line ends with a trisyllable or a tetrasyllable, with dissyllabic rhyme running through the quatrain.

    The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran|Anonymous

  • Tetrasyllable Verse: A verse of four syllables must have an accent on the third syllable.

    Legends, Tales and Poems|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

  • Tetrasyllable, tet′ra-sil-a-bl, n. a word of four syllables.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tetrasyllable

tetrasyllable
/ (ˌtɛtrəˈsɪləbəl) /

noun

a word of four syllables

Derived forms of tetrasyllable

tetrasyllabic (ˌtɛtrəsɪˈlæbɪk) or tetrasyllabical, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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