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sesquĭ-octāvus: a, um, num. adj., corresp. to the Gr. ἐπόγδοος,
I 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.

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-|lshtext=<b>sesquĭ-octāvus</b>: a, um, num. adj., corresp. to the Gr. [[ἐπόγδοος]]>,<br /><b>I</b> 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]].
+|lshtext=<b>sesquĭ-octāvus</b>: a, um, num. adj., corresp. to the Gr. [[ἐπόγδοος]],<br /><b>I</b> 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]].
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