Tetrasyllable

//tɛtɹəˈsɪləbl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A word comprising four syllables. also, attributive

Etymology

Formed from tetra- (“four”) + syllable; compare Ancient Greek τετρασύλλαβος (tetrasúllabos, “of four syllables”).

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