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tetra- or tetr-pref.1. Four: tetrode.2. Containing four of a specified kind of atom, radical, or group: tetrachloride. [Greek; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]tetra- or before a vowel tetr-combining formfour: tetrameter. [from Greek]tet•ra (ˈtɛ trə) n., pl. -ras. any of several small, brightly colored characin fishes, of tropical American waters. [1930–35; shortening of New Latin Tetragonopterus former genus name. See tetragon, -o-, -pterous] tetra- a combining form meaning “four”: tetralogy. Also, esp. before a vowel,tetr-.[< Greek, comb. form of téttares four]EncyclopediaSeetetratetra-
tetra-Four. [G. tetra-, four] tetra- Combining form meaning four. [G. tetra-, four]tetra- prefix denoting four.FinancialSeeTetra |