"sesqui-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Latin sēsqui- (“1½ times; increased by 50%”), from semi- (“half”) and -que (“and; also”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sēsqui-||1½ times; increased by 50%}} Latin sēsqui- (“1½ times; increased by 50%”), {{m|la|semi-||half}} semi- (“half”), {{m|la|-que||and; also}} -que (“and; also”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefixes}} sesqui-
  1. 1½; 1½ times Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Fifty
    Sense id: en-sesqui--en-prefix-Orlj4iDW Disambiguation of Fifty: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0
  2. In a ratio of 3 to 2 Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-sesqui--en-prefix-LCJZA2hr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: one and a half

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