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sesqui- definition

sesqui- (ses′kwi, -kwə, -kwē)

  1. one and a half sesquicentennial
  2. Chem. containing two atoms of one radical or element combined with three of another sesquicarbonate

Etymology: L, more by a half < semis, half (< semi-: see semi-) + -que, and < IE *kwe (enclitic) > Sans ca, Gr te, OIr -ch, Goth -h

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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