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Grammar : Noun
Spell : te-tral-uh-jee, -trah-luh-
Phonetic Transcription : tɛˈtræl ə dʒi, -ˈtrɑ lə-

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Définition of tetralogy

Origin :
  • 1650s, from Greek tetralogia, from tetra- (see tetra-) + -logia (see -logy).
  • As in four : noun four of something
Example sentences :
  • This first part of the Tetralogy, which is the prologue, was not divided into acts.
  • Extract from : « Wagner at Home » by Judith Gautier
  • The work of Gringore, just noticed, forms part of such a tetralogy.
  • Extract from : « A Short History of French Literature » by George Saintsbury
  • The first act of Siegfried is one of the most dramatic in the Tetralogy.
  • Extract from : « Musicians of To-Day » by Romain Rolland
  • He must be competently instructed in the tetralogy, or first four rules.
  • Extract from : « Papers and proceedings of the thirty-fifth general meeting of the American Library Association, 1913 » by Various
  • He saw what was happening there with regard to matters of art, and that he could not dream of producing his tetralogy.
  • Extract from : « Wagner at Home » by Judith Gautier
  • This time, I am protesting inwardly, but mutely, against the fragmentary representations of the Tetralogy.
  • Extract from : « Wagner at Home » by Judith Gautier
  • This year's festival includes two complete presentations of the "Ring" tetralogy, of which the first began on Monday.
  • Extract from : « Musical Criticisms » by Arthur Johnstone
  • Wagner never tired of exploiting the variation form in his operas, particularly in the Tetralogy.
  • Extract from : « Beethoven » by George Alexander Fischer
  • Wagner was obliged to accept this solution of his difficulties, and thus Bayreuth lost the sole right to the tetralogy.
  • Extract from : « Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas » by W. J. Henderson
  • This series may be divided into two, each forming a tetralogy, or group of four plays.
  • Extract from : « From Chaucer to Tennyson » by Henry A. Beers

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