tetrapla

noun

tet·​ra·​pla

ˈte‧trəplə

plural -s

often capitalized

: a polyglot book with four texts in parallel columns compare hexapla, octapla

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from neuter plural of Greek tetraplous, tetraploos fourfold, from tetra- + -plous, -ploos -fold (as in diploos twofold, double)

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