tetralogy

[ te-tral-uh-jee, -trah-luh- ]

/ tɛˈtræl ə dʒi, -ˈtrɑ lə- /

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noun, plural te·tral·o·gies.

a series of four related dramas, operas, novels, etc.

a group of four dramas, three tragedies and one satyr play, performed consecutively at the festival of Dionysus in ancient Athens.

Origin of tetralogy

From the Greek word tetralogía, dating back to 1650–60. See tetra-, -logy

Words nearby tetralogy

tetrahydrogestrinone, tetrahydroxy, tetrahydrozoline, tetrahymena, tetralite, tetralogy, tetralogy of Fallot, tetramer, tetramerous, tetrameter, tetramethyldiarsine

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Example sentences from the Web for tetralogy

He saw what was happening there with regard to matters of art, and that he could not dream of producing his tetralogy.
Wagner at Home|Judith Gautier
The work of Gringore, just noticed, forms part of such a tetralogy.
A Short History of French Literature|George Saintsbury
Wagner never tired of exploiting the variation form in his operas, particularly in the Tetralogy.
Beethoven|George Alexander Fischer
The drama itself comes second in the tetralogy of the Ring, being preceded by the Rheingold.
The Valkyries|Edward Frederic Benson

But this latter is more properly to be considered as the overture to a trilogy than as the first drama of a tetralogy.
The Valkyries|Edward Frederic Benson

British Dictionary definitions for tetralogy

tetralogy

/ (tɛˈtrælədʒɪ) /

noun plural -gies

a series of four related works, as in drama or opera

(in ancient Greece) a group of four dramas, the first three tragic and the last satiric

pathol a group of four symptoms present in one disorder, esp Fallot's tetralogy

Word Origin for tetralogy

C17: from Greek tetralogia; see tetra-, -logy

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Medical definitions for tetralogy

tetralogy

[ tĕ-trăl′ə-jē, -trŏl′- ]

n.

A complex of four symptoms.

单词	tetralogy
释义	tetralogy [ te-tral-uh-jee, -trah-luh- ] / tɛˈtræl ə dʒi, -ˈtrɑ lə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tetralogy ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural te·tral·o·gies. a series of four related dramas, operas, novels, etc. a group of four dramas, three tragedies and one satyr play, performed consecutively at the festival of Dionysus in ancient Athens. Origin of tetralogy From the Greek word tetralogía, dating back to 1650–60. See tetra-, -logy Words nearby tetralogy tetrahydrogestrinone, tetrahydroxy, tetrahydrozoline, tetrahymena, tetralite, tetralogy, tetralogy of Fallot, tetramer, tetramerous, tetrameter, tetramethyldiarsine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tetralogy He saw what was happening there with regard to matters of art, and that he could not dream of producing his tetralogy. Wagner at Home\|Judith Gautier The work of Gringore, just noticed, forms part of such a tetralogy. A Short History of French Literature\|George Saintsbury Wagner never tired of exploiting the variation form in his operas, particularly in the Tetralogy. Beethoven\|George Alexander Fischer The drama itself comes second in the tetralogy of the Ring, being preceded by the Rheingold. The Valkyries\|Edward Frederic Benson But this latter is more properly to be considered as the overture to a trilogy than as the first drama of a tetralogy. The Valkyries\|Edward Frederic Benson British Dictionary definitions for tetralogy tetralogy / (tɛˈtrælədʒɪ) / noun plural -gies a series of four related works, as in drama or opera (in ancient Greece) a group of four dramas, the first three tragic and the last satiric pathol a group of four symptoms present in one disorder, esp Fallot's tetralogy Word Origin for tetralogy C17: from Greek tetralogia; see tetra-, -logy 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 Words related to tetralogy quartette, tetrad, quaternity, quadrivium, quadruplet, quadruple, quaternion, quaternary, quadrumvirate, quadrigeminal Medical definitions for tetralogy tetralogy [ tĕ-trăl′ə-jē, -trŏl′- ] n. A complex of four symptoms. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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tetralogy

noun, plural te·tral·o·gies.

Origin of tetralogy

Words nearby tetralogy

Example sentences from the Web for tetralogy

British Dictionary definitions for tetralogy

noun plural -gies

Word Origin for tetralogy

Words related to tetralogy

Medical definitions for tetralogy

n.