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tetrasyllable

[ te-truh-sil-uh-buhl, te-truh-sil- ]

noun

  1. a word or line of verse of four syllables.

tetrasyllable

/ ˌtɛtrəˈsɪləbəl; ˌtɛtrəsɪˈlæbɪk /

noun

  1. a word of four syllables
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • tetrasyllabic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • tet·ra·syl·lab·ic [te-tr, uh, -si-, lab, -ik], tetra·syl·labi·cal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tetrasyllable1

First recorded in 1580–90; tetra- + syllable
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Example Sentences

Tetrasyllable, tet′ra-sil-a-bl, n. a word of four syllables.

Each line ends with a trisyllable or a tetrasyllable, with dissyllabic rhyme running through the quatrain.

Tetrasyllable Verse: A verse of four syllables must have an accent on the third syllable.

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