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SESQUITERTIA

\sˈɛskwɪtəʃə], \sˈɛskwɪtəʃə], \s_ˈɛ_s_k_w_ɪ_t_ə_ʃ_ə]\

Definitions of SESQUITERTIA

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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ses-kwi-ter'shi-a, n. (mus.) a perfect fourth, an interval having the ratio of 1 to 1-1/3, or 3 to 4.--adjs. SESQUITER'TIAL, SESQUITER'TIAN, -AL.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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