"sesquitertia" meaning in All languages combined

See sesquitertia on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sesquitertias [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sesquitertia (countable and uncountable, plural sesquitertias)
  1. (obsolete) A ratio of 4 to 3. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sesquitertia-en-noun-UEFJXVPf
  2. (music, obsolete) A perfect fourth, an interval having the ratio of 1 to 1⅓, or 3 to 4. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-sesquitertia-en-noun-0S0IJqz~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sesquitertia meaning in All languages combined (1.5kB)

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