tell the answer i mean a real one as there are many i could find here in the posts but nowhere i could find 'em in the dictionary
2006-09-22 04:11:21 · 11 answers · asked by adroitoneisme 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The longest word in any major English language dictionary is PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS, 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.[1]
2006-09-22 09:24:56 · answer #1 · answered by littledev2477 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.[1]
2006-09-22 04:13:59 · answer #2 · answered by Nostradamus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the dictionary.
Chemical words are always long, for example:
Acetylseryltyrosylserylisoleuc... = 1,185 letters
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Medical dictionaries can have some extremely long words too, like:
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilico...
=45 letters
The following site will tell you which dictionaries to located these words.
2006-09-22 04:13:51 · answer #3 · answered by James 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few years ago I heard that antidisestablishmentarianism was the longest real word, but it may not be any more.
2006-09-22 04:20:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The longest specifically-english, non-scientific word that I've found is antidisestablishmentarianism.
It is -not- a religion, it is a political philosophy.
2006-09-22 04:19:27 · answer #5 · answered by of.thewater 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-22 04:17:09 · answer #6 · answered by bubba r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the longest word that isn't a medical word is antidisesatblishmentarionism which is a religion i believe
2006-09-22 04:25:11 · answer #7 · answered by dragonboy02nh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pneumonoÂultraÂmicroÂscopicÂsilicoÂvolcanoÂconiosis, a 45-letter word supposed to refer to a lung disease
2006-09-22 04:19:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't really know what the longest word is,but i know what the longest phrase is.It is " I Do" .......it is about 40 years of suffering...
2006-09-22 04:22:36 · answer #9 · answered by Kermanzo 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
how about elastic, as you can stretch it to any length you like! lol
2006-09-22 04:21:14 · answer #10 · answered by Mrs Chicagosgirl!! 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋