tetragram

Alternative forms

• tetragramme (very rare)

Etymology

From tetra- +‎ -gram.

Pronunciation

• enPR: tĕ′-trə-grăm', IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌɡɹæm/

Noun

tetragram (plural tetragrams)

1. A group of four letters.
2. In the Taixuanjing, a sequence of four lines, each of which may be unbroken, broken once, or broken twice. Each sequence is interpreted as an element of the sets of solid lines (⚊ for Heaven), once-broken lines (⚋ for Earth) and twice-broken lines (𝌀 for Man) formed by combinations of four monograms (two digrams or bigrams, in other words) in the divination of the Taixuanjing.

Anagrams

• Margarett

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τετραγράμματον (tetragrámmaton). By surface analysis, tetra- +‎ -gram.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛˈtra.ɡram/
• Rhymes: -aɡram
• Syllabification: te‧tra‧gram

Noun

tetragram m inan (related adjective tetragramowy)

1. Tetragrammaton

   Synonyms: tetragramaton, tetragrammaton

2. (linguistics) tetragram (group of four letters)

Further reading

• tetragram in Polish dictionaries at PWN