tetrasyllable
[ te-truh-sil-uh-buh l, te-truh-sil- ]
/ ˈtɛ trəˌsɪl ə bəl, ˌtɛ trəˈsɪl- /
noun
a word or line of verse of four syllables.
OTHER WORDS FROM tetrasyllable
tet·ra·syl·lab·ic [te-truh-si-lab-ik] /ˌtɛ trə sɪˈlæb ɪk/, tet·ra·syl·lab·i·cal, adjectiveWords nearby tetrasyllable
tetrasporangium,
tetraspore,
tetrastich,
tetrastichous,
tetrastyle,
tetrasyllable,
tetratomic,
tetravalent,
tetrazene,
tetrazzini,
tetrode
Example sentences from the Web for tetrasyllable
Each line ends with a trisyllable or a tetrasyllable, with dissyllabic rhyme running through the quatrain.
The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran |AnonymousTetrasyllable Verse: A verse of four syllables must have an accent on the third syllable.
Legends, Tales and Poems |Gustavo Adolfo BecquerTetrasyllable, tet′ra-sil-a-bl, n. a word of four syllables.
British Dictionary definitions for tetrasyllable
tetrasyllable
/ (ˌtɛtrəˈsɪləbəl) /
noun
a word of four syllables