Sesquialteran
//sɛskwɪˈɑltərən// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Synonym of sesquialterate, in the proportion of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1. not-comparable, obsolete
Etymology
From Latin sesquialter + English -an, from sesqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”). Equivalent to sesquialtera + -an.
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