tetralogy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/tɛˈtrælədʒɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(te tral′ə jē, -trä′lə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
te•tral•o•gy  (te tral′ə jē, -trä′lə-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies. 
  1. Literaturea series of four related dramas, operas, novels, etc.
  2. Classics, Literature, Antiquitya group of four dramas, three tragedies and one satyr play, performed consecutively at the festival of Dionysus in ancient Athens.
  • Greek tetralogía. See tetra-, -logy
  • 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tetralogy / tɛˈtrælədʒɪ/ ( -gies)
  1. a series of four related works, as in drama or opera
Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek tetralogia; see tetra-, -logy
'tetralogy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Boyd - Ford - Ring of the Nibelung, The - tetralogy of Fallot - trilogy

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