tetralogy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /tɛˈtɹæləd͡ʒi/
- tĕ-trălʹ-ə-jē
Etymology
From tetra- + -logy.
Meanings
- A set of four works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as four individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- (historical) A set of four works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as four individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games. ▸ A group of four dramas, three tragic and one satiric, exhibited together at the festivals of Dionysus at Athens.
- A combination of four symptoms.
- (colloquial) Tetralogy of Fallot.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tetralogies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
ennealogy · hexalogy · quadrilogy (Tetralogy of Fallot.) · octalogy · dilogy · decalogy · pentalogy · polylogy (2+) · duology (A set of four works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as four individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.; A group of four dramas, three tragic and one satiric, exhibited together at the festivals of Dionysus at Athens.) · heptalogy · trilogy (A combination of four symptoms.)
Synonyms
quadrilogy (four related works)
Translations (17)
fr quadrilogie (A series of four related works) · gl tetraloxía (A series of four related works) · el τετραλογία (A series of four related works) · ms tetralogi (A series of four related works) · de Tetralogie (A series of four related works) · fr tétralogie (A series of four related works) · pt tetralogia (A series of four related works) · pl czteroksiąg (A series of four related works) · ru тетрало́гия (A series of four related works) · es tetralogía (A series of four related works) · sv tetralogi (A series of four related works) · oc tetralogia (A series of four related works) · pl tetralogia (A series of four related works) · id tetralogi (A series of four related works) · fi tetralogia (A series of four related works) · ar رُبَاعِيَّة (A series of four related works) · ca tetralogia (A series of four related works)