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sesquipedal

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Wiktionary

  1. sesquipedaladjective

    Measuring or containing a foot and a half.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. Sesquipedaladjective

    alt. of Sesquipedalian

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sesquipedal in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sesquipedal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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