Tetra-

//ˈtɛtɹə// prefix

prefix ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    Four. morpheme

    "Which is how Kit first heard about the T.W.I.T. back in London, and of the ghostly neo-Pythagorean cult of tetralatry or worship of the number four, currently the rage in certain European circles"

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"Which is how Kit first heard about the T.W.I.T. back in London, and of the ghostly neo-Pythagorean cult of tetralatry or worship of the number four, currently the rage in certain European circles"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-), combining form of Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares), from τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”). Doublet of quadri-.

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