sesquialtera
Meanings
noun
- A ratio of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1.
- A 1½ note.
- An organ stop that uses two ranks of different pipes.
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Etymology
From Latin sesquialtera, form of sesquialtera, from sesqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”).
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