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Meaning of 'sesquialtera' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sesquialtera [ n.]
- A stop on the organ, containing several ranks of pipes which reenforce some of the high harmonics of the ground tone, and make the sound more brilliant.

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sesame sesamoid sesamoidal sesban sesqui- sesquialter sesquialteral sesquialterate sesquialterous sesquibasic

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