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diatessarial

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di⋅a⋅tes⋅sa⋅ron

  [dahy-uh-tes-er-uhn]
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–noun
1. a combining of the four Gospels of the Bible (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) into a single narrative.
2. (in ancient Greek music) the interval of a fourth.
Related forms:
di⋅a⋅tes⋅sar⋅i⋅al [dahy-uh-te-sair-ee-uhl] adjective
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diatessaron 
1398 as a term in music meaning "interval of a fourth;" 1803 in reference to harmonizings of the gospels, especially that of Tatian (2c.), from Gk. dia tessaron, from dia "composed of" (lit. "through") + tessaron "four."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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