sesquĭ-octāvus
sesquĭ-octāvus, a, um, num. adj., corresp. to the Gr. ἐπόγδοος, containing nine eighths, or one and an eighth; bearing the ratio of nine to eight: intervallum, Cic. Univ. 7, 21; cf. sesquitertius, and v. sesqui.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
sesquĭ-octāvus
Headword (normalized/stripped):
sesqui-octavus
Intro Text:
sesquĭ-octāvus, a, um, num. adj., corresp. to the Gr. ἐπόγδοος, containing nine eighths, or one and an eighth; bearing the ratio of nine to eight: intervallum, Cic. Univ. 7, 21; cf. sesquitertius, and v. sesqui.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n43991
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