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sesquialterous

/sɛskwɪˈaltərəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sesquial-ter-ous
IPA
/sɛskwɪˈaltərəs/
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of sesquialteral, having a band or dot occupying a third of a wing.

Archaic

Etymology

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

Origin

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Usage

Synonyms

sesquialteral having a band or dot occupying a third of a wing

Questions

How do you pronounce sesquialterous?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɛskwɪˈaltərəs/.
What does sesquialterous mean?
Synonym of sesquialteral, having a band or dot occupying a third of a wing.
Where does sesquialterous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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