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sesquipedal en · ADJ

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sesquipedalis; equivalent to sesqui- (“one and a half”) + pedal (“foot, of the foot”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Measuring or containing a foot and a half.

Deriveds

sesquipedalian · sesquipedality · sesquipedalism

Translations (4)

la sēsquipedālis (measuring or containing a foot and a half) · pl mierzący półtorej stopy (measuring or containing a foot and a half) · fr sesquipédal (measuring or containing a foot and a half) · it sesquipedale (measuring or containing a foot and a half)

sesquipedal en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sesquipedalis; equivalent to sesqui- (“one and a half”) + pedal (“foot, of the foot”).

Meanings

1. A long word.

Forms

Synonyms

sesquipedalian