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sesquiplicate

sesquiplicate adjective: magnified by one and one-half; in a ratio of three to two.

Adjective

sesquiplicate (not comparable)

  1. Magnified by one and one-half; in a ratio of three to two.

Origin of sesquiplicate

Surface form sesqui- (“one and a half”) + plicate (“fold”); by analogy with duplicate.

Questions about sesquiplicate

What does sesquiplicate mean?
Sesquiplicate means magnified by one and one-half; in a ratio of three to two.
What part of speech is sesquiplicate?
Sesquiplicate is an adjective.

Words near sesquiplicate in the dictionary

  1. sesquipedalophobia
  2. sesquipedals
  3. sesquiplane
  4. sesquiplanes
  5. sesquiple
  6. sesquiplicate
  7. sesquiquadrate
  8. sesquiquadrates
  9. sesquisalt
  10. sesquisalts
  11. sesquisharp

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