smiles. a mile between each s
2006-11-18 20:30:28
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answered by ladybird 3
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The longest word in English depends upon the definition of an "English word". English allows new words to be formed by construction; long words are coined; place names may be considered words; technical terms may be arbitrarily long. Length can be in terms of orthography and number of written letters or phonology and the number of phonemes.
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 at 29 letters. Consisting of a series of Latin words meaning "nothing" and defined as "the act of estimating something as worthless," its usage has been recorded as far back as 1741.
2006-11-19 04:32:03
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answered by Shaide 2
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The other two have pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis right, but technically it's a medical term.
The longest non-specialized accepted word is antidisestablishmentarianism, which means "'against the enemies of the establishment, but not necessarily aligned with the establishment'"
But that was recently eclipsed by "floccinaucinihilipilification" which is listed in the Guiness book of world records, but may have been invented as a joke.
For my money, though the longest word in the English language is smiles....it has a mile in between its first and last letter. [grin].
2006-11-19 04:37:15
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answered by All who wonder are not lost 2
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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.
2006-11-19 10:51:30
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answered by paritosh m 2
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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
2006-11-19 04:30:08
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answered by mommyblues78 4
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For years the longest word in the Oxford dictionary was:
Antidisestablishmentarism.
Don't know what it meant.
You will find a lot of scientific and medical terms that are longer, but they are usually a Latin origin and not "English" words.
2006-11-19 04:33:06
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answered by Anonymous
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The longest English word is "PneumonoÂultraÂmicroÂscopicÂsilicoÂvolcanoÂconiosis"
It describes a lung disease, and scientists first referred to it as a hoax. After some debate and scientific studies, it does have some validity to it.
2006-11-19 04:29:49
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answered by Anonymous
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Honourificabilitudinitatibus
2006-11-19 04:53:25
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answered by ghosharyad 1
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Personal favorite of mine:
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanosconiosis
It's a lung condition that doesn't exist, although there is a name for it.
2006-11-19 04:29:28
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answered by Anonymous
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for the longest time, I knew it to be antidisestablishmentarianism, but it may be pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism or oxygenicphotosyntheticcynobacteria....... who knows?
2006-11-19 04:32:01
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answered by Caoimhsearch 2
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