tetrapla
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From Ancient Greek τετραπλᾶ (tetraplâ), neuter plural of τετραπλοῦς (tetraploûs, “fourfold”), from τετρα- (tetra-, “tetra-: four”) + -πλοος (-ploos, “-fold”).
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tetrapla (plural tetraplas)
- A text presented in four parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Bible presented in such a fashion by Origen.
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- “tetrapla, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2020.
- “tetrapla”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.