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diatessaron

diatessaron noun: the interval of a fourth or the harmonic ratio 4:3.

Noun

diatessaron (plural diatessarons or diatessara)

  1. (obsolete) The interval of a fourth or the harmonic ratio 4:3.
  2. A continuous narrative arranged from the first four books of the New Testament (the canonical gospels).
  3. (obsolete) An electuary compounded of four medicines.

Forms of diatessaron

pluraldiatessarons
pluraldiatessara

Origin of diatessaron

From Latin diatessarōn, from Ancient Greek διά (diá, “through, across”) + τεσσάρων (tessárōn) (genitive plural of τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”)).

Words formed from diatessaron

Questions about diatessaron

What does diatessaron mean?
Diatessaron means the interval of a fourth or the harmonic ratio 4:3.
What part of speech is diatessaron?
Diatessaron is a noun.
What is the plural of diatessaron?
The plural of diatessaron is diatessarons.

Words near diatessaron in the dictionary

  1. diasystemic
  2. diasystems
  3. diate
  4. diatechnical
  5. diatessara
  6. diatessaron
  7. diatessarons
  8. diatexite
  9. diatexites
  10. diatexitic
  11. diathermal

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