sesqui- - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

Forum API

- See Also:
- - servitor
  - servitude
  - servo
  - servomechanism
  - servomotor
  - sesame
  - sesamoid
  - sesamum
  - sesh
  - Sesotho
  - sesqui-
  - sesquicentenary
  - sesquipedalian
  - sess
  - sessile
  - sessile oak
  - session
  - session clerk
  - session musician
  - sesterce
  - sestet
- Settings:
- - Click on word:
    gets translation
    does nothing
- - Recent searches:
    - Save history
    - View All
- Links:
- WR Random Word:
- Try out WordReference Random Word! Each page load will return a random word from the dictionary. Or test your knowledge and have each page load with the definition hidden!

sesqui-

in Spanish | in French | in Italian | English synonyms | in context | images

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sesqui-/ˈsɛskwi/

▶combining form denoting one and a half: sesquicentenary.

■ Chemistry (of a compound) in which a particular element or group is present in a ratio of 3:2 compared with another.

– origin from L. semi- (see semi-) + que ‘and’.

'sesqui-' also found in these Oxford entries:

Forum discussions with the word(s) "sesqui-" in the title:

No titles with the word(s) "sesqui-".

Ask in the forums yourself.Visit the English Only Forum.

Look up "sesqui-" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "sesqui-" at dictionary.com

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Download free Android and iPhone apps

Android App

iPhone App

Report an inappropriate ad.