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Tetrad
CIDE DICTIONARY
Tetrad, n. [L. tetras, -adis, Gr. , : cf. F. tétrade.].
- The number four; a collection of four things; a quaternion. [1913 Webster]
- A tetravalent or quadrivalent atom or radical; as, carbon is a tetrad. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Tetrad, n.
1 a group of four.
2 the number four.
1 a group of four.
2 the number four.
Etymology
Gk tetras -ados (as TETRA-)
ROGET THESAURUS
Tetrad
Four
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