"H y p e r p o l y s y l l a b i c s e s q u i p e d a l i a n i s m s"
(the habit of using long words that measure a foot and a half)(35 letters), which was a made-up verbal monstrosity to demonstrate the potentials of the English language in building long words. The longest non-technical word is
"F l o c c i n a u c i n i h i l i p i l i f i c a t i o n,"
29 letters. which means worthless hot wind with sound and fury, used often by the American wordsmith, William F. Buckley, Jr..
"P n e u m o n o u l t r a m i c r o s c o p i c s i l i c o v o l c a n o c o n i o s i s,"
a 45-letter word that referred to fine volcanic ashes and dust in the lungs, believed to be a lung disease but was supposedly discredited as a hoax after it was in the Oxford World Dictionary of the English Language for a number of years.
2006-09-16 04:59:22
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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Smiles. There is a mile between the first and last letter.
2006-09-16 11:07:09
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answer #2
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answered by Walking Man 6
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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis it means a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, mostly found in volcano
2006-09-16 12:26:09
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answered by luke s 3
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smiles because there is a mile betwee the s's lmao or i forgot
2006-09-16 11:26:06
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answer #4
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answered by fersitf 4
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antiulrtaliberalestalbishmentarianisms
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sry the word seems to be too long for the post
2006-09-16 11:35:42
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answer #5
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answered by matt 2
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocios
from mary poppins everyone knows that
2006-09-16 11:21:32
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answered by The Hottie With The Answers 3
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w o r d a f o b i a n a s i s t i c a l i f i e d i s o l a t i n g i t a s
The fear of using huge words.
2006-09-16 12:41:40
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answer #7
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answered by Family Tech Support 3
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pneum onoÂultr aÂmicr oÂscopicÂsi licoÂvo lcano coniosis (one word)
2006-09-16 13:54:32
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answer #8
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answered by Trina T 2
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smile
2006-09-16 13:50:20
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answered by shizzle my fizzle 3
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no, its
Pneumonoultramicro scopicsilicovolcano koniosis
thats all one word but if i dont put spaces in it weill just do this
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis
2006-09-16 12:32:36
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answered by Leon K. 3
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