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tessara-

UK/ˈtɛsəɹə/

tessara- prefix: four.

Prefix

tessara- (prevocalic form tessar-)

  1. four
    Synonyms:
    quadr-, tetra-

Synonyms of tessara-

Forms of tessara-

alternative formtessera-

Origin of tessara-

From the Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ (téssără), the neuter plural and combining form of τέσσᾰρες (téssăres, “four”); compare tetra-.

Words formed from tessara-

  • tessaradecasyllabon
  • tessaraglot
  • tessaraphthong
  • tesseradecade
  • tesseratomic

Questions about tessara-

What does tessara- mean?
Tessara- means four.
What part of speech is tessara-?
Tessara- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce tessara-?
Tessara- is pronounced /ˈtɛsəɹə/ (UK).

Words near tessara- in the dictionary

  1. Tesoro
  2. Tesoros
  3. Tess
  4. TESSA
  5. Tessalit
  6. tessara-
  7. tessaract
  8. tessaracts
  9. tessaradecad
  10. tessaradecads
  11. tessaratomid

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