TETRASYLLABLE


Meaning of TETRASYLLABLE in English

— tetrasyllabic /te'treuh si lab"ik/ , tetrasyllabical , adj.

/te"treuh sil'euh beuhl, te'treuh sil"-/ , n.

a word or line of verse of four syllables.

[ 1580-90; TETRA- + SYLLABLE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .