DIATESSARON

Etymology

Noun

diatessaron (plural diatessarons or diatessara)

(music, obsolete) The interval of a fourth.

(theology) A continuous narrative arranged from the first four books of the New Testament.

(obsolete) An electuary compounded of four medicines.

Anagrams

• diarsonates

Source: Wiktionary


Di`a*tes"sa*ron, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

1. (Anc. Mus.)

Definition: The interval of a fourth.

2. (Theol.)

Definition: A continuous narrative arranged from the first four books of the New Testament.

3. An electuary compounded of four medicines.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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