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tetramorph

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A symbolic arrangement of four differing elements, or the combination of four disparate elements in one unit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

The union of the four attributes of the Evangelists in one figure or a group of four figures.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: art, arts

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History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τετράμορφος (tetrámorphos). By surface analysis, tetra- + -morph.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: քառակերպ (kʻaṙakerp) — Four differing elements in one symbolic arrangement
  • Finnish: tetramorfi — Four differing elements in one symbolic arrangement
  • French: tétramorphe — Four differing elements in one symbolic arrangement
  • German: Tetramorph — Four differing elements in one symbolic arrangement
  • Polish: symboliczne ułożenie czterech figur — Four differing elements in one symbolic arrangement
  • Russian: тетрамо́рф (tetramórf) — Four differing elements in one symbolic arrangement