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sesquisyllables

sesquisyllables is the plural of sesquisyllable.

Meaning of sesquisyllable

Noun

sesquisyllable (plural sesquisyllables)

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

Questions about sesquisyllables

What is sesquisyllables the plural of?
Sesquisyllables is the plural of sesquisyllable.

Words near sesquisyllables in the dictionary

  1. sesquisulphides
  2. sesquisyllabe
  3. sesquisyllabic
  4. sesquisyllabicity
  5. sesquisyllable
  6. sesquisyllables
  7. sesquiterpene
  8. sesquiterpenes
  9. sesquiterpenic
  10. sesquiterpenoid
  11. sesquiterpenoids

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