smiles because there's a mile between the first S and the last
2007-03-25 09:31:44
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answer #1
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answered by --------------- 2
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The longest word in any major English language dictionary is pneumonoÂultraÂmicroÂscopicÂsilicoÂvolcanoÂconiosis, a 45-letter word that refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of fine silica dust. 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 Oxford English Dictionary contains pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (30 letters).
The longest non-technical word in major dictionaires 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.[2][3][4] In recent times its usage has been recorded in the proceedings of the United States Senate by Senator Robert Byrd [5], and at the White House by Bill Clinton's press secretary Mike McCurry, albeit sarcastically.[6]
2007-03-25 09:28:18
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answer #2
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answered by 我比你聪明 5
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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia-fear of long words, ironic, no?
36 letters
2007-03-25 12:39:47
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answer #3
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answered by iluvmyteddy17 1
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supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - this isn't the biggest one, but it sure is big :) hehe
2007-03-25 09:30:31
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answer #4
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answered by Cinna 4
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supercalifragilisticexpialidoc
i think that is it
2007-03-25 11:14:07
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answer #5
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answered by Anonymous
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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
2007-03-25 09:29:29
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answer #6
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answered by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6
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