SESQUIPEDALIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A very long word (a foot and a half long)

Synonyms:

sesquipedalia; sesquipedalian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("sesquipedalia" is a kind of...):

polysyllabic word; polysyllable (a word of more than three syllables)

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