Sesquialteran

//sɛskwɪˈɑltərən// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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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