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tetrakis legomenon

tetrakis legomenon noun: a word occurring only four times in a given corpus.

Noun

tetrakis legomenon (plural tetrakis legomena)

  1. (rare) A word occurring only four times in a given corpus.

Forms of tetrakis legomenon

pluraltetrakis legomena

Origin of tetrakis legomenon

From Ancient Greek τετράκις λεγόμενον (tetrákis legómenon, “(something) said only four times”), from τετράκις (tetrákis, “four times”) and λεγόμενον (legómenon), passive participle of λέγω (légō).

Questions about tetrakis legomenon

What does tetrakis legomenon mean?
Tetrakis legomenon means a word occurring only four times in a given corpus.
What part of speech is tetrakis legomenon?
Tetrakis legomenon is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrakis legomenon?
The plural of tetrakis legomenon is tetrakis legomena.

Words near tetrakis legomenon in the dictionary

  1. tetrakis
  2. tetrakis hexahedra
  3. tetrakis hexahedron
  4. tetrakis hexahedrons
  5. tetrakis legomena
  6. tetrakis legomenon
  7. tetrakis-
  8. tetrakishexahedra
  9. tetrakishexahedron
  10. tetrakishexahedrons
  11. tetrakisphosphate

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