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Definitions for tetralogy
tɛˈtræl ə dʒi, -ˈtrɑ lə-tetral·o·gy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tetralogynoun

    a series of four related works (plays or operas or novels)

Wiktionary

  1. tetralogynoun

    A set of four works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as four individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.

  2. tetralogynoun

    A combination of four symptoms.

Wikipedia

  1. Tetralogy

    A tetralogy (from Greek τετρα- tetra-, "four" and -λογία -logia, "discourse") is a compound work that is made up of four distinct works. The name comes from the Attic theater, in which a tetralogy was a group of three tragedies followed by a satyr play, all by one author, to be played in one sitting at the Dionysia as part of a competition.

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  1. tetralogy

    A tetralogy is a series or group of four related works, such as books, plays, operas, films or games. The term originates from the Greek word "tetralogia", which denotes a series of four dramatic pieces presented together. The individual elements in a tetralogy are often interconnected in theme, characters, setting, or storyline.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tetralogynoun

    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

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  1. Tetralogy

    A tetralogy is a compound work that is made up of four distinct works. The name comes from the Attic theater, in which a tetralogy was a group of three tragedies followed by a satyr play, all by one author, to be played in one sitting at the Dionysia as part of a competition. Antiphon of Rhamnus, an orator, taught his students with Tetralogies, each one consisting of four speeches: the prosecutor's opening speech, the first speech for the defence, the prosecutor's reply, and the defendant's conclusion. Three of Antiphon's tetralogies survive. In more recent times, Shakespeare wrote two tetralogies, the first consisting of the three Henry VI plays and Richard III, and the second consisting of Richard II, the two Henry IV plays, and Henry V. Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen is also referred to as a tetralogy. As an alternative to "tetralogy", "quartet" is sometimes used, particularly for series of four books. The term "quadrilogy", basing the prefix on Latin prefix quadri- instead of the Greek prefix, and first recorded in 1865, has also been used for marketing series of movies, such as the Alien series.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tetralogy

    te-tral′ō-ji, n. a group of four dramas, three tragic and one satiric, exhibited together at the festivals of Dionysos at Athens: any series of four related dramatic or operatic works.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tetralogy in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tetralogy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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