"sesquialteran" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /sɛskwɪˈɑltərən/
Etymology: From Latin sesquialter + English -an, from sesqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”). Equivalent to sesquialtera + -an. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sesquialter}} Latin sesquialter, {{suffix|en|sesquialtera|an}} sesquialtera + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sesquialteran (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics, obsolete) Synonym of sesquialterate, in the proportion of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: sesquialterate [synonym, synonym-of], in the proportion of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1 [synonym, synonym-of]

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