English Explanatory Dictionary

sesquisyllable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A prosodic word consisting of an unstressed “minor” syllable followed by a stressed “major” syllable.

Word forms

sesquisyllable sesquisyllables

Etymology

From sesqui- (“one-and-a-half”) + syllable.

Related words

sesquisyllabic sesquisyllabicity
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