tē^trăchordos
on, adj.
I.
having four strings or notes.
I.
Adj.: machina, Vitr. 10, 13. —
II.
Subst. tē^trăchordon (-dum), i, n., a chord of four notes, a tetrachord.
A.
Lit., Vitr. 5, 4; Mart. Cap. 9, §§ 935 and 941; Macr. S. 1, 19 med.—
B.
Trop.: anni, i. e. the four seasons, Varr ap. Non. 71, 16.