sesquisyllable

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English

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Etymology

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From sesqui- (one-and-a-half) +‎ syllable.

Noun

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sesquisyllable (plural sesquisyllables)

  1. (linguistics) A prosodic word consisting of an unstressedminorsyllable followed by a stressedmajor” syllable.
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