tetrasyllable

== English == === Etymology === Formed from tetra- (“four”) + syllable; compare Ancient Greek τετρασύλλαβος (tetrasúllabos, “of four syllables”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tĕtrəsĭʹləbl, IPA(key): /tɛtɹəˈsɪləbl/ === Noun === tetrasyllable (plural tetrasyllables) (also used attributively) A word comprising four syllables. ==== Coordinate terms ==== monosyllable disyllable trisyllable pentasyllable sexisyllable heptasyllable octosyllable enneasyllable decasyllable endecasyllable dodecasyllable polysyllable ==== Derived terms ==== tetrasyllabic ==== Translations ==== === References === “tetrasyllable, n. (a.)” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]