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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Tetrad

· Tet·rad · IPA /ˈtɛtɹæd/
01 n. The number four; a collection of four things; a quaternion.
  1. 1.
    The number four; a collection of four things; a quaternion.
  2. 2.
    A tetravalent or quadrivalent atom or radical; as, carbon is a tetrad.(Chem.)