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