2007-06-27 22:40:18 · 4 answers · asked by yuda buda b 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a 45-letter word which refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silicious particlesResearch 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 in major dictionaries is floccinaucinihilipilification 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
2007-06-27 22:50:00 · answer #1 · answered by zula 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
pneumonoultramicroscopic silicovolcanoconiosis (it doesn't have the space but it won't post the whole word without it in there... sorry)
Its a lung disease that you get from inhaling very fine silicious particles.
It contains 45 letters.
My 4th grade teacher pulled this word out and for grandparents day, i had to spell it for them. I can't believe I remembered that from 10 years ago!!!!
2007-06-27 22:51:42 · answer #2 · answered by lyzz_op5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
supercalafragalisticexpaladocious and i've got no idea what it means ask mary poppins. actually i'm think it may not be a real word. oh well.
2007-06-27 22:51:47 · answer #3 · answered by emoboyzrhot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
antidisestablishmentarianism.......I believe and its exact definition escapes me although it is a socio-political term that's insignificance has allowed to slip my memory.that and its almost 6 am
2007-06-27 22:51:18 · answer #4 · answered by jumpjetz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋