DIATESSARON


Meaning of DIATESSARON in English

ˌdīəˈtesərən, -ˌrän noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English dyatessaron, from Latin diatessaron, from Greek ( hē ) dia tessarōn ( chordōn symphōnia ) the concord through four notes, from dia through + tessarōn, gen. of tessares, tettares four — more at four

1. : the interval of a fourth in ancient Greek music

2. obsolete : an electuary compounded of four medicines

3. : a harmony of the four Gospels edited and arranged into a single connected narrative

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