diatessaron

di·a·tes·sa·ron

 (dī′ə-tĕs′ər-ən)

n.

The four Gospels combined into a single narrative.

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[Middle English, interval of a fourth, from Latin diatessarōn, made of four, from Greek dia tessarōn, out of four : dia, according to; see dia- + tessarōn, genitive of tessares, four; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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diatessaron

(ˌdaɪəˈtɛsəˌrɒn)

n

1. (Music, other) music (in classical Greece) the interval of a perfect fourth

2. (Bible) a conflation of the four Gospels into a single continuous narrative

[C14: from Late Latin, from Greek dia tessarōn khordōn sumphōnia concord through four notes, from dia through + tessares four]

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