ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tetraphobia

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Tetraphobia is a noun meaning Custom of avoiding the number four (4) commonly seen in those East Asian countries in whose local languages the words for "4" and "death" are paronymous or homophonous.

Meaning

Custom of avoiding the number four (4) commonly seen in those East Asian countries in whose local languages the words for "4" and "death" are paronymous or homophonous.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dodecaphobia, quaternity, four, octophobia, fourfoldness, fourness.

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