Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sesquitertian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sesquiter-tian
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4:3).

Example Sentences

"a sesquitertian ratio"
"a sesquitertian relationship"

Etymology

From Latin sesquitertius (“containing one and a third”). By surface analysis, sesqui- + tertian.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: sesquitertius

Questions

What does sesquitertian mean?: Having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4:3).
Where does sesquitertian come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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