sesquitertius

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Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

sesquĭ-tertĭus: a, um, num. adj., corresp. to the Gr. ἐπίτριτος,
I containing one and a third, or four thirds; bearing the ratio of four to three: intervallum, Cic. Univ. 7, 21; cf. sesquioctavus, and v. sesqui.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

sēsquĭtertĭus, a, um, qui contient une fois et un tiers [= 4/3] : Cic. Tim. 21.