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tetrapla

noun, often capitalized
tet·​ra·​pla | \ ˈte‧trÉ™plÉ™\
plural -s

Definition of tetrapla

: a polyglot book with four texts in parallel columns — compare hexapla, octapla

History and Etymology for tetrapla

New Latin, from neuter plural of Greek tetraplous, tetraploos fourfold, from tetra- + -plous, -ploos -fold (as in diploos twofold, double)

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