TETRALOGIES

Noun

tetralogies

plural of tetralogy

Source: Wiktionary


TETRALOGY

Te*tral"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. Tetra-) + tétralogie.] (Gr. Drama)

Definition: A group or series of four dramatic pieces, three tragedies and one satyric, or comic, piece (or sometimes four tragedies), represented consequently on the Attic stage at the Dionysiac festival.

Note: A group or series of three tragedies, exhibited together without a fourth piese, was called a trilogy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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QUARTILE

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