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sesquialteras

sesquialteras is the plural of sesquialtera.

Meaning of sesquialtera

Noun

sesquialtera (countable and uncountable, plural sesquialteras)

  1. A ratio of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1.
  2. A 1½ note.
  3. An organ stop that uses two ranks of different pipes.
    Synonyms:
    sesquialter

Questions about sesquialteras

What is sesquialteras the plural of?
Sesquialteras is the plural of sesquialtera.

Words near sesquialteras in the dictionary

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

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