English Explanatory Dictionary

sesquialteran

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Synonym of sesquialterate, in the proportion of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1.

Pronunciation

/sɛskwɪˈɑltərən/

Word forms

sesquialteran

Etymology

From Latin sesquialter + English -an, from sesqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”). Equivalent to sesquialtera + -an.

Synonyms

sesquialterate in the proportion of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1
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