Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

tetragram

noun
/ˈtɛtrəˌɡræm/
Definition
A word or group of words consisting of four letters.
Examples
  • The word ‘cafe’ is a tetragram, as it contains four letters.
  • In certain coding systems, tetragrams are used to represent data in groups of four.
  • The research focused on the occurrence of different tetragrams in various texts.
Meaning
In linguistics, a tetragram specifically refers to a sequence of four characters, which can be used in the study of language and coding.
Synonyms
  • Quadgram
  • Four-letter word
  • Four-character sequence