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sesquialteran

/sɛskwɪˈɑltərən/

sesquialteran adjective: synonym of sesquialterate, in the proportion of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1.

Adjective

sesquialteran (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of sesquialterate, in the proportion of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1.
    Synonyms:
    sesquialterate, in the proportion of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1

Synonyms of sesquialteran

Origin of sesquialteran

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

Questions about sesquialteran

What does sesquialteran mean?
Sesquialteran means synonym of sesquialterate, in the proportion of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1.
What part of speech is sesquialteran?
Sesquialteran is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sesquialteran?
Sesquialteran is pronounced /sɛskwɪˈɑltərən/.

Words near sesquialteran in the dictionary

  1. sesqui-
  2. sesqui-century
  3. sesquialter
  4. sesquialtera
  5. sesquialteral
  6. sesquialteran
  7. sesquialteras
  8. sesquialterate
  9. sesquialterous
  10. sesquialters
  11. sesquiannual

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