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2006-12-28 05:51:02 · 13 answers · asked by jaints 1 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

13 answers

I would think its:

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocous

but the Oxford dictionary says:

pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism

and

The longest word currently listed in Oxford dictionaries is : it is the supposed lung-disease pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters).

2006-12-28 05:54:03 · answer #1 · answered by Lady Wildwood 3 · 0 0

I would think its:

Supercalifragilisticexpialidoc...

but the Oxford dictionary says:

pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism

and

The longest word currently listed in Oxford dictionaries is : it is the supposed lung-disease pneumonoultramicroscopicsilico... (45 letters).PNEUMONO­ULTRA­MICRO­SCOPIC­SI... a lung disease caused by breathing in particles of siliceous volcanic dust
theres also these.....

Here is the largest word in English:
PNEU MONO­ULTRA­MICR O­SCOPIC­SILIC O­VOLC ANO­CO NIOSIS

Here is the longest word, probably the longest in the world:
ACETYL­SERYL­TYROSYL­SERYL­ISO... ­THREONYL­SERYL­PROLYL­SERYL­G... MINYL­PHENYL­ALANYL­VALYL­PH EN YL­ALANYL­LEU CYL­SERYL­SERYL ­VALYL ­TRYPTOPHYL­ALANYL­ASP ARTYL­PR OLYL­ISOL EUCYL­GLUTAMYL ­LE UCYL­LEU CYL­ASPARAGINY L­VALYL­CYSTEINYL­THREONYL­SER... YL­ ASPARAGINYL­GLUTAMINYL­PHENYL­... GLUTAMI NYL­THREONYL­GL UTAMINYL­GLUTAMINY L­ALANYL­ARGINYL­THREONYL­THRE... UTAMINYL­VALYL­GLUTAMINYL­GLUT... YL­ALA NYL­SERYL­GLUTAMINYL­VAL Y L­TRYPTOPHYL­LYSYL­PROLYL­P HENYL­ALANYL­PR OLYL­GL UTAMINYL­S ERYL­THREONYL­VALYL­AR GINY L­PH ENYL­ALANYL­PROLYL­GLYCYL­AS P ARTYL­VALYL­TYR OSYL­LYSYL­VA LYL­TY ROSYL­ ARGINYL­TYR OSYL­ASPARA GINYL­ALANYL­VALYL­LEUCYL­AS PARTYL­PR OLYL­LEUCYL­ISOLEUCYL­THREONYL... ­LEUCYL­GLYCYL­THREONYL­PHENY L­ALANYL­ASPARTYL­THREONYL­ARG... L­ASPARAGINYL­ARGIN YL­ISOLEUCYL­ISOLEUCYL­GLUTAMY... Y L­ASPARAGINYL­GLUTAMINYL­GLUTA... R EONYL­THREON YL­ALANYL­GLUTA MYL­THREONYL­LEUCYL­ASPARTYL­A... RGINYL­VALYL­ASPARTYL­ASPARTYL... NYL­VALYL­ALANYL­ISOLEUC YL­ARGINYL­SERYL­ALANYL­ASPARA... L­ASPARAGINYL­LEUCYL­VALYL­ASP... GLUTAMYL­LEUCYL­VALYL­ARGINYL­... LUTAMINYL­ASPA RAGINYL­THREONY L­PHENYL­ALANYL­G LUTAMYL­SERY L­METHIONYL­SERYL­GLYCYL ­LEUCYL­VALYL­TRYP TOPHYL­THREON Y L­SERYL­ALANYL­PROL YL­ALANY L­SERINE
knock your self out with these

2006-12-28 06:36:22 · answer #2 · answered by hey_hey_hey 3 · 0 0

Here is the largest word in English:
PNEU MONO­ULTRA­MICR O­SCOPIC­SILIC O­VOLC ANO­CO NIOSIS

Here is the longest word, probably the longest in the world:
ACETYL­SERYL­TYROSYL­SERYL­ISO­LEUCYL ­THREONYL­SERYL­PROLYL­SERYL­GLUTA MINYL­PHENYL­ALANYL­VALYL­PH EN YL­ALANYL­LEU CYL­SERYL­SERYL ­VALYL ­TRYPTOPHYL­ALANYL­ASP ARTYL­PR OLYL­ISOL EUCYL­GLUTAMYL ­LE UCYL­LEU CYL­ASPARAGINY L­VALYL­CYSTEINYL­THREONYL­SERYL­SERYL­LEUCYL­GLYC YL­ ASPARAGINYL­GLUTAMINYL­PHENYL­ALANYL­ GLUTAMI NYL­THREONYL­GL UTAMINYL­GLUTAMINY L­ALANYL­ARGINYL­THREONYL­THREONYL­GL UTAMINYL­VALYL­GLUTAMINYL­GLUTAMINYL­PHEN YL­ALA NYL­SERYL­GLUTAMINYL­VAL Y L­TRYPTOPHYL­LYSYL­PROLYL­P HENYL­ALANYL­PR OLYL­GL UTAMINYL­S ERYL­THREONYL­VALYL­AR GINY L­PH ENYL­ALANYL­PROLYL­GLYCYL­AS P ARTYL­VALYL­TYR OSYL­LYSYL­VA LYL­TY ROSYL­ ARGINYL­TYR OSYL­ASPARA GINYL­ALANYL­VALYL­LEUCYL­AS PARTYL­PR OLYL­LEUCYL­ISOLEUCYL­THREONYL­ALANYL­LEUCYL ­LEUCYL­GLYCYL­THREONYL­PHENY L­ALANYL­ASPARTYL­THREONYL­ARGINY L­ASPARAGINYL­ARGIN YL­ISOLEUCYL­ISOLEUCYL­GLUTAMYL­VALYL­GLUTAM Y L­ASPARAGINYL­GLUTAMINYL­GLUTAMINYL­SERYL­PROLYL­TH R EONYL­THREON YL­ALANYL­GLUTA MYL­THREONYL­LEUCYL­ASPARTYL­ALANYL­THREONYL­ARGINYL­A RGINYL­VALYL­ASPARTYL­ASPARTYL­ALANYL­THREO NYL­VALYL­ALANYL­ISOLEUC YL­ARGINYL­SERYL­ALANYL­ASPARAGINYL­ISOLEUCY L­ASPARAGINYL­LEUCYL­VALYL­ASPARAGINYL­ GLUTAMYL­LEUCYL­VALYL­ARGINYL­GLYCYL­THREONYL­GLYCYL­LEUCYL­TYROSYL­ASPARAGINYL­G LUTAMINYL­ASPA RAGINYL­THREONY L­PHENYL­ALANYL­G LUTAMYL­SERY L­METHIONYL­SERYL­GLYCYL ­LEUCYL­VALYL­TRYP TOPHYL­THREON Y L­SERYL­ALANYL­PROL YL­ALANY L­SERINE

2006-12-28 06:05:39 · answer #3 · answered by M 3 · 0 0

Pneumonoultra microscopic silicovolcanoc oniosis is currently the longest word in the English language, however many people still refer to antidisestablishmentarianism which is used much more commonly. The Guinness Book lists floccinaucinihilipilification but it is much shorter than Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

NOTE: there are no spaces in the actual word, but for some reason Yahoo! Answers won't show the whole word if you don't break it up, instead it cuts it short and adds an ellipse "..." like in the 2nd use of the word.

2006-12-28 05:55:03 · answer #4 · answered by SDTerp 5 · 1 0

the longest word in the english language is Pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic­si. however, given its length of 45 letters, most people just shorten it to antidisestablishmentarianism.

2006-12-28 05:59:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

At 45 letters, pneu- mono- ultra- micro- scopic- silico- volcano- coniosis is the longest word.

(There aren't actually dashes in the word, Answers won't list the entire word given its length.)

2006-12-28 05:54:29 · answer #6 · answered by Joy M 7 · 0 0

Antidisestablishmentarism (noun)- opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

2006-12-28 05:53:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Pneumonoultramicrosco picsilicovolcanoconiosis. it truly is the call of a lung ailment. it truly is the biggest word interior the English language dictionary. the area would not belong there, yet Yahoo saved slicing off the top. :-)

2016-10-28 13:35:55 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

ummm

antidisestablishmentarianism

Being against the destruction of an establishment

2006-12-28 05:53:49 · answer #9 · answered by J. P 3 · 0 0

I don't know the answer to that, but I know something better!!! The longest word in french is:
ANTICONSTITUTIONNELLEMENT
Now you know a useless fact you didn't even ask for!
Your welcome!!!!

2006-12-28 06:05:15 · answer #10 · answered by Vanessa 2 · 0 0

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