- quadriliteral
- Pertaining to a word which has four letters
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quadriliteral
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Quadriliteral — Quad ri*lit er*al, a. [Quadri + literal.] Consisting of four letters. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quadriliteral — In the terminology used to discuss the grammar of the Semitic languages, a quadriliteral is a consonantal root containing a sequence of four consonants (instead of three consonants, as is more often the case). A quadriliteral form is a word… … Wikipedia
quadriliteral — /kwod reuh lit euhr euhl/, adj. 1. using or consisting of four letters. n. 2. a quadriliteral word or root. [1765 75; QUADRI + LITERAL] * * * … Universalium
quadriliteral — I. |kwädrə+ adjective Etymology: quadri + literal : consisting of four letters used especially of a Semitic root having four consonants instead of three II. noun ( s) : a word of four letters; specifically : a Semitic quadriliteral root … Useful english dictionary
quadriliteral — 1. adjective Used to describe word roots in Semitic languages which consist of four letters 2. noun A word root in a Semitic languages which consist of four letters … Wiktionary
quadriliteral — quad·ri·literal … English syllables
quadriliteral — a.,n … Dictionary of difficult words
Semitic root — The roots of verbs and most nouns in the Semitic languages are characterized as a sequence of consonants or radicals (hence also the term consonantal root). Such abstract consonantal roots are used in the formation of actual words by adding the… … Wikipedia
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