2006-09-17 19:45:54 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
smiles
2006-09-17 19:59:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are seemingly endless debates over which is the longest word in English, demonstrating that the idea of what constitutes a word is not as straightforward as it seems.
The longest word in any major English language dictionary is pneumonoÂultraÂmicroÂscopicÂsilicoÂvolcanoÂconiosis, a 45-letter word supposed to refer to a lung disease, but research has discovered that this word was originally intended as a hoax. It has since been used in a close approximation of its originally intended meaning, lending at least some degree of validity to its claim.
The Oxford English Dictionary contains pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (30 letters).
The longest non-technical word is
flocciÂnauciÂnihiliÂpiliÂfication
(29 letters).
2006-09-18 02:48:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
smile is the longest word in the english because the distance inbetween the 1st alphabetr & the last alphabet is of 1 mile.
2006-09-18 03:04:26 · answer #3 · answered by sunil k 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
'antidisestablishmentarinistically' is the longest non-technical word in English.
2006-09-18 02:57:12 · answer #4 · answered by Problem Child 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pneumonoÂultraÂmicroÂscopi
And the longest word in French?.. Guess..
2006-09-18 03:09:58 · answer #5 · answered by shabneez_17 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
The word Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is defined as "a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, mostly found in volcanos
2006-09-18 02:57:59 · answer #6 · answered by NewNew 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pneumonoÂultraÂmicroÂscopicÂsilicoÂvolcanoÂconiosis its a lung disease but the longest word with regard to the oxford is pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism
2006-09-18 02:58:24 · answer #7 · answered by coolguy_4_u_2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
Dr Noam Chomsky, who is a linguist has noted that the longest word in non technical English is
ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISMS.
I think there can be another one,
TELECOMMUNICATIONABILITIZERS.
I checked for the anti...answer in MIT linguistics video archive. antidise... is the correct answer.
2006-09-18 02:58:57 · answer #8 · answered by pranesh81 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also always thought it was antidisestablishmentanterianism too.
Here.. I found this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidisestablishmentarianism
2006-09-18 03:00:29 · answer #9 · answered by Cliffo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its DNA-Deoxyribonucleic Acid- 20 words
2006-09-18 02:59:21 · answer #10 · answered by Cristy A 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why have you put this in the Mathematics section?
2006-09-18 02:54:50 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋