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tetragram

/ˈtɛ.tɹəˌɡɹæm/

tetragram noun: a group of four letters.

Noun

tetragram (plural tetragrams)

  1. A group of four letters.
  2. In the Taixuanjing, a sequence of four lines, each of which may be unbroken, broken once, or broken twice. Each sequence is interpreted as an element of the sets of solid lines (⚊ for Heaven), once-broken lines (⚋ for Earth) and twice-broken lines (𝌀 for Man) formed by combinations of four monograms (two digrams or bigrams, in other words) in the divination of the Taixuanjing.

Synonyms of tetragram

Forms of tetragram

pluraltetragrams
alternative formtetragramme

Origin of tetragram

From tetra- + -gram.

Questions about tetragram

What does tetragram mean?
Tetragram means a group of four letters.
What part of speech is tetragram?
Tetragram is a noun.
How do you pronounce tetragram?
Tetragram is pronounced /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌɡɹæm/.
What is the plural of tetragram?
The plural of tetragram is tetragrams.

Words near tetragram in the dictionary

  1. tetragonitids
  2. tetragonous
  3. tetragons
  4. tetragonurid
  5. tetragonurids
  6. tetragram
  7. tetragrammata
  8. tetragrammatic
  9. tetragrammaton
  10. Tetragrammatonic
  11. tetragrammatons

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