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sesquisyllable

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Etymology edit

sesqui- (“one-and-a-half”) +‎ syllable.

Noun edit

sesquisyllable (plural sesquisyllables)

  1. (linguistics) A prosodic word consisting of an unstressed “minor” syllable followed by a stressed “major” syllable.

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