tetrasemic

adjective tet·ra·se·mic

variants: or tetraseme

Definition of tetrasemic

: consisting of or of the length of four morae in classical prosody

There's more!

Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.

Start your free trial today and get unlimited access to America's largest dictionary, with:

More than 250,000 words that aren't in our free dictionary
Expanded definitions, etymologies, and usage notes
Advanced search features
Ad free!

Origin and Etymology of tetrasemic

tetrasemic from Greek tetrasēmos of four time units (from tetra- + -sēmos, from sēmeion unit of time, mark, sign, from sēma sign) + English -ic; tetraseme from Greek tetrasēmos