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can you guess it/////???????hmmmmmm!!!!1

2007-07-07 23:47:17 · 5 answers · asked by gilmore 1 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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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 particles. 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]

Word Length Pros Cons
Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso....................serine 1185 letters the longest word in an English language publication in a serious context Technical
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu 85 letters the longest officially recognized place name in an English-speaking country Place name
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis 45 letters longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries including the OED was originally intended as a hoax
Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism 30 letters - Technical
Floccinaucinihilipilification 29 letters Longest nontechnical word

2007-07-07 23:59:42 · answer #1 · answered by Shahid 7 · 0 0

Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine 1185 letters the longest word in an English language publication in a serious context Technical
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu 85 letters the longest officially recognized place name in an English-speaking country Place name
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis 45 letters longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries including the OED was originally intended as a hoax
Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism 30 letters - Technical
Floccinaucinihilipilification 29 letters Longest nontechnical word
Of course, jokesters tell me the longest word is 'mille' ha! sigh
Good luck in the game show fun!

2007-07-07 23:55:36 · answer #2 · answered by alphatoodles 3 · 1 0

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcano-coniosis

45 characters. A lung disease caused by inhaling too much silica dust.

2007-07-07 23:56:06 · answer #3 · answered by koolksmart55 2 · 1 0

antidisestablishmentarianism

2007-07-10 22:59:00 · answer #4 · answered by Rosanna K 1 · 0 0

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

2007-07-07 23:50:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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