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tetraeteris

UK/ˌtɛtrəˈɛtərɪs/US/ˌtɛtrəˈɛdərəs/

tetraeteris noun: synonym of quadrennium: A four-year period, particularly (historical) those used in ancient Egyptian and Greek astronomical calculations.

Noun

tetraeteris (plural tetraeterides)

  1. Synonym of quadrennium: A four-year period, particularly (historical) those used in ancient Egyptian and Greek astronomical calculations.
    Synonyms:
    quadrennium

Synonyms of tetraeteris

Forms of tetraeteris

pluraltetraeterides
alternative formtetraeterid

Origin of tetraeteris

From Late Latin tetraeteris, from Ancient Greek τετραετηρίς (tetraetērís), from τετρα- (tetra-, “four”) + ἔτος (étos, “year”).

Questions about tetraeteris

What does tetraeteris mean?
Tetraeteris means synonym of quadrennium: A four-year period, particularly (historical) those used in ancient Egyptian and Greek astronomical calculations.
What part of speech is tetraeteris?
Tetraeteris is a noun.
How do you pronounce tetraeteris?
Tetraeteris is pronounced /ˌtɛtrəˈɛdərəs/ (US).
What is the plural of tetraeteris?
The plural of tetraeteris is tetraeterides.

Words near tetraeteris in the dictionary

  1. tetraenol
  2. tetraenyl
  3. tetraeterid
  4. tetraeterides
  5. tetraeterids
  6. tetraeteris
  7. tetraether
  8. tetraethers
  9. tetraethoxysilane
  10. tetraethyl
  11. tetraethyl lead

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