sesquialteran
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English
Etymology
From Latin sesquialter + English -an, from sesqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”). Equivalent to sesquialtera + -an.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sesquialteran (not comparable)
- (mathematics, obsolete) Synonym of sesquialterate, in the proportion of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1.
References
- “† sesquialteran, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.
