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sesquidecennial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sesquide-cen-ni-al
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a fifteen year period

Etymology

From sesqui- + decennial.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does sesquidecennial mean?
Relating to a fifteen year period
Where does sesquidecennial come from?
From sesqui- + decennial.

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