tetragram

noun

tet·​ra·​gram

ˈte‧trəˌgram,

-raa(ə)m

: a word of four letters : tetragrammation

Word History

Etymology

Middle Greek tetragrammon, from neuter of Late Greek tetragrammos having four letters, from Greek tetra- + -grammos (from gramma letter)

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