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tetrapla

/ˈtɛtrəplə/

tetrapla noun: a text presented in four parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Bible presented in such a fashion by Origen.

Noun

tetrapla (plural tetraplas)

  1. A text presented in four parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Bible presented in such a fashion by Origen.
    Synonyms:
    tetraples

Synonyms of tetrapla

Forms of tetrapla

pluraltetraplas

Origin of tetrapla

From Ancient Greek τετραπλᾶ (tetraplâ), neuter plural of τετραπλοῦς (tetraploûs, “fourfold”), from τετρα- (tetra-, “tetra-: four”) + -πλόος (-plóos, “-fold”).

Questions about tetrapla

What does tetrapla mean?
Tetrapla means a text presented in four parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Bible presented in such a fashion by Origen.
What part of speech is tetrapla?
Tetrapla is a noun.
How do you pronounce tetrapla?
Tetrapla is pronounced /ˈtɛtrəplə/.
What is the plural of tetrapla?
The plural of tetrapla is tetraplas.

Words near tetrapla in the dictionary

  1. tetraphthongs
  2. tetraphyletic
  3. tetraphyllidean
  4. tetraphyllideans
  5. tetraphyllous
  6. tetrapla
  7. tetraplas
  8. tetraplatinum
  9. tetraplegia
  10. tetraplegias
  11. tetraplegic

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