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Sesquialteral.

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  1. a. Sesquialteral.
  2. n. Alt. of Sesquialtera
  3. Sesquialteral. A stop on the organ, containing several ranks of pipes which reënforce some of the high harmonics of the ground tone, and make the sound more brilliant.
  4. a. Sesquialteral. n. Alt. of Sesquialtera