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What i s the longest word according too the to the Oxford Dictionary

2006-08-12 11:35:39 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music Jokes & Riddles

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pneumo­noultra­microscopic­sil ico­volcano­coniosis... However, the longest officially recognized place name in an English-speaking country is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu (85 letters) which is a hill in New Zealand

2006-08-12 11:38:28 · answer #1 · answered by Guzzy 5 · 2 0

Floccinaucinihilipilification is the act or habit of estimating or describing something as worthless, or making something to be worthless by said means.

At 29 letters, it is the longest non-technical word in the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary,

2006-08-12 18:38:59 · answer #2 · answered by Bog woppit. 7 · 0 0

flocci­nauci­nihili­pili­fication It is the longest non-technical word in the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.

pneumo­noultra­microscopic­silico­volcano­coniosis, a 45-letter word supposed to refer to a lung disease

smiles, because there is a mile between each s.

beleaguered, which contains a league, is even longer than smiles

elastic because it will always stretch.

2006-08-12 18:43:06 · answer #3 · answered by Erica 3 · 1 0

Superkalafragellisticexpialodoshus

From Marry Poppins

2006-08-12 18:40:27 · answer #4 · answered by Chrysty 1 · 0 0

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is the longest word in the Oxford dictionary, however, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest English word.

2006-08-12 18:39:55 · answer #5 · answered by wiegraff13 3 · 0 0

Pneumonoultra microscopicsilico volcanokoniosis , 45 letters that mean a lung disease....i had to put spaces in it cuz it kept cutting the rest of it off

2006-08-12 18:37:50 · answer #6 · answered by MzChamillinator 5 · 0 0

Case, in terms of linguistics it has the longest and therefore greatest line of words, in my opnion that makes it the longest.

'c' Tom 'c'

2006-08-12 18:40:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

antidisestablishmentarianism is the longest non-medical word dates from the 1600 s has nothing to do with unemployment

2006-08-12 19:53:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Infinity.

2006-08-12 18:37:44 · answer #9 · answered by killmylandlord 4 · 0 0

Pneumonoultra microscopicsilico volcanokoniosis :)

2006-08-12 18:50:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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