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tetrabrach

[ te-truh-brak ]

noun

, Classical Prosody.
  1. a metrical foot or word of four short syllables.


tetrabrach

/ ˈtɛtrəˌbræk /

noun

  1. (in classical prosody) a word or metrical foot composed of four short syllables ( )


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tetrabrach1

< Greek tetrábrachys having four short syllables. See tetra-, brachy-

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tetrabrach1

C19: from Greek tetrabrakhus, from tetra- + brakhus short

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