tetralogy

American  

[te-tral-uh-jee, -trah-luh-] / tɛˈtræl ə dʒi, -ˈtrɑ lə- /

noun

tetralogies plural

1. a series of four related dramas, operas, novels, etc.

2. a group of four dramas, three tragedies and one satyr play, performed consecutively at the festival of Dionysus in ancient Athens.

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tetralogy British  

/ tɛˈtrælədʒɪ /

noun

1. a series of four related works, as in drama or opera

2. (in ancient Greece) a group of four dramas, the first three tragic and the last satiric

3. pathol a group of four symptoms present in one disorder, esp Fallot's tetralogy

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Etymology

Origin of tetralogy

From the Greek word tetralogía, dating back to 1650–60. See tetra-, -logy

Example Sentences

“Die Walküre,” the second opera in the tetralogy, is Gustavo Dudamel’s last grand project of his tenure as Los Angeles Philharmonic music director, and last weekend Walt Disney Concert Hall became an L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

This one was a tetralogy: The Filipino champion and his Mexican rival met four times over eight years.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2022

Scurati’s rendering of the turbulent years from 1919 to 1925, the first volume in a projected tetralogy, is translated by Anne Milano Appel.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2022

After training as an actor at the National Theater School in Montreal, Mouawad rose to prominence with an epic tetralogy, “The Blood of Promises,” that has been produced all over the world.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2021

As to the "Nibelungen" tetralogy of Wagner—it shines with an immortal glory.

From Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End by Bache, Constance