Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sesquialteran

/sɛskwɪˈɑltərən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sesquial-ter-an
IPA: /sɛskwɪˈɑltərən/

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of sesquialterate, in the proportion of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Latin sesquialter + English -an, from sesqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”). Equivalent to sesquialtera + -an.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: sesquialter
Suffix: sesquialtera

Usage

Obsolete

Synonyms

sesquialterate in the proportion of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1

Questions

How do you pronounce sesquialteran?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɛskwɪˈɑltərən/.
What does sesquialteran mean?: Synonym of sesquialterate, in the proportion of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1.
Where does sesquialteran come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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