"sesquisyllable" meaning in All languages combined

See sesquisyllable on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sesquisyllables [plural]
Etymology: From sesqui- (“one-and-a-half”) + syllable. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|sesqui-|syllable|t1=one-and-a-half}} sesqui- (“one-and-a-half”) + syllable Head templates: {{en-noun}} sesquisyllable (plural sesquisyllables)
  1. (linguistics) A prosodic word consisting of an unstressed “minor” syllable followed by a stressed “major” syllable. Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: sesquisyllabic, sesquisyllabicity

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