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2006-11-16 21:10:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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Kalia_liani is right, that's what I was gonna say, but I guess she beat me to it!

2006-11-16 22:05:25 · answer #1 · answered by Motti _Shish 6 · 2 0

"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]"

"The longest non-technical word is:

flocci­nauci­nihili­pili­fication

at 29 letters."

"Anti­dis­establishment­arianism

(a nineteenth century movement in England opposed to the separation of church and state) at 28 letters is still in colloquial currency for being one of the longest words in the English language."

2006-11-17 05:22:09 · answer #2 · answered by kalia_liani 2 · 1 0

Supercalifragelisticexpialidoucious

2006-11-17 05:21:41 · answer #3 · answered by tigreez 2 · 0 0

Anti-Disestablishment, basically a Conservative. The Anti- and Dis- cancel each other, and truly, you are left with a concept that supports the establishment. The longest word? I dunno. Spell check let it pass.

2006-11-17 07:41:56 · answer #4 · answered by CantBClever 2 · 0 0

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