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sesquipedal
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sesquipedaladjective
Measuring or containing a foot and a half.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sesquipedal, Sesquipedalianadjective
Containing a foot and a half.
Etymology: sesquipedalis, Latin.
As for my own part, I am but a sesquipedal, having only six foot and a half of stature. Joseph Addison, Guard.
Hast thou ever measured the gigantick Ethiopian, whose stature is above eight cubits high, or the sesquipedalian pigmey? Scriblerus Club , Mart. Scrib.
Webster Dictionary
Sesquipedaladjective
alt. of Sesquipedalian
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sesquipedal in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sesquipedal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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