tə̇ˌtärd.əˈmōrēˌän, -ēən noun
also tar·te·mo·ri·on ˌtärd.əˈ-
( -s )
Etymology: tetartemorion from Greek tetartēmorion, from tetartē one fourth (from feminine of tetartos ) + morion part, portion, diminutive of moros part (akin to Greek meros part); tartemorion from Greek tartēmorion, short for tetartēmorion — more at merit
: a small coin struck in Athens and several small city-states of the Greeks : a quarter obol