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Tetragram

A tetragram is a word or symbol composed of four letters or characters. It can refer to various concepts and meanings depending on the context.

1. Noun: Religious Symbol

In religious contexts, a tetragram can refer to the four-letter Hebrew name of God, which is often represented as YHWH or YHVH.

• Sample Sentence 1: Many Jewish texts use the tetragram as a sacred representation of God's name.
• Sample Sentence 2: The pronunciation of the tetragram YHWH remains debated among scholars.

2. Noun: Linguistics

In linguistics, a tetragram can describe a group of four letters or characters used to represent a specific phoneme or sound.

• Sample Sentence 1: The English word "ship" can be represented by the tetragram /ʃɪp/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
• Sample Sentence 2: The tetragram قیل, pronounced as "ghey-l," represents the Persian letter equivalent to "gh."

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