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2006-12-24 00:30:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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Depends what sort of word you mean.

The longest word in any major English dictionary is pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic­silico­volcano­coniosis (lung disease contracted from the inhalation of volcanic ash) but this word was actually made up by a writer of puzzles solely so that it would be the longest word.

The longest "genuine" word in the Oxford English Dictionary is pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (a medical disorder) but techinical words aren't really fun or part of the game, as you make them by sticking lots of other words together.

For hundreds of years the longest "natural" word in the dictionary has been flocci­nauci­nihili­pilifi cation (estimating something as worthless) with 30 letters. This is my favourite for the title. (btw there shouldn't be a space in that word, but YA wouldn't display it otherwise. Weird)

Don't let anyone try to con you with antidisestablishmentarianism - it has a mere 29 letters.

2006-12-24 00:46:00 · answer #1 · answered by Joe 5 · 1 0

"pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic­silico­volcano­coniosis"

The longest word in any major English language dictionary is pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic­silico­volcano­coniosis, a 45-letter word supposed to refer to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of volcanic ash, 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]

2006-12-24 08:40:48 · answer #2 · answered by fallingdomino 2 · 0 0

Antidisestablishmentarianism
This is the longest word as per the latest oxford dictionary

2006-12-24 09:03:02 · answer #3 · answered by sand_cool_dude 2 · 0 0

"pneumonoultramicroscopics...

The longest word in any major English language dictionary is pneumonoultra­microscopicsi... a 45-letter word supposed to refer to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of volcanic ash, 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]

2006-12-24 08:45:12 · answer #4 · answered by Rahul Aggarwal 1 · 0 0

As every child knows, the longest word is "smiles," because there is a "mile" between the two s's.
:-)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

2006-12-24 08:50:06 · answer #5 · answered by Martin P 1 · 0 0

smiles (because there are many miles aftes S)

2006-12-24 09:03:59 · answer #6 · answered by dips 1 · 0 0

Hmmm ... must be in German or in Finnish.

2006-12-24 10:08:26 · answer #7 · answered by jacquesh2001 6 · 0 0

pseudohypoparathyroidism
its a disease

2006-12-24 08:39:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

here it is ready
pneumonoultramicscopicsinicovolcanolcanoconiosis

2006-12-24 08:41:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

psychosomaticpseudohypoparathyroidism

2006-12-24 08:40:27 · answer #10 · answered by SRIRANGAM G 4 · 0 0

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