sesquialteran
Synonym of sesquialterate, in the proportion of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1Synonym of sesquialterate, in the proportion of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1.
/sɛskwɪˈɑltərən/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable, obsolete)Synonym of sesquialterate, in the proportion of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1.
Origin
From Latin sesquialter + English -an, from sesqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a sFrom Latin sesquialter + English -an, from sesqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”). Equivalent to sesquialtera + -an.
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