- diatessaron (n.)
[diatessaron 词源字典]
- late 14c. as a term in music meaning "interval of a fourth;" 1803 in reference to harmonizings of the gospels, especially that of Tatian (2c.), from Greek dia tessaron, from dia "composed of" (literally "through;" see dia-) + tessaron "four," related to tessares (see four).[diatessaron etymology, diatessaron origin, 英语词源]