what does neoumonoeultramicroscopicvolcanocanistis mean?
2007-11-09 11:07:55 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Longest word in the english dictionary
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilico volcanoconiosis
Trivia/the longest word
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Below is actually the disease taken from the word above.
1936 F. Scully Bedside Manna 87
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below is the entire one word
***Pneumonoultramicros-
copicsilicovolcanakoniosis
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[sic], a disease caused by ultra-microscopic particles of sandy volcanic dust, might give even him laryngitis.
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2007-11-09 11:31:29 · answer #1 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You spelled it wrong.
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is according to the Oxford English Dictionary, "a factitious word alleged to mean 'a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust found in volcanoes' but occurring chiefly as an instance of a very long word. It was coined to serve as the longest English word. The more general and widely used term for this condition is pneumoconiosis.
2007-11-09 19:12:08 · answer #2 · answered by Ignatz Mouse 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
ok 1 i never knew in my whole life that that was a word 2 its really long and 3 im a ninth grader really good at english and omg i just never have seen that world in my life lol good luck o and by the way no way u can get 50 pts lol
2007-11-09 20:03:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Break it down piece by piece:
Pneumonoultra-having to do with the lungs
microscopic-probably referring to microscopic particles
silico-the element silicon or plastic
volcano-volcanic ash
coniosis-a disease caused by dust
And the official definition is just that:
'a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust found in volcanoes'
It will help you if you learn to figure out large words by yourself by breaking them down into smaller pieces.
2007-11-09 19:21:33 · answer #4 · answered by violingirl7777 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilico volcanoconiosis? (YA cut it off because it was too long, so I put a space in it...) It's a lung disease caused by the fine particles that come from a volcanic eruption.
Otherwise...Something about new one extra great microscopic volcano?
2007-11-09 19:14:48 · answer #5 · answered by hsmomlovinit 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
50 points? ;)
2007-11-09 19:18:29 · answer #6 · answered by Peterbattahoggabatta 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the real name for the Vista operating system so it doesn't mean anything
2007-11-09 19:17:25 · answer #7 · answered by 1mango 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK I answered it
2007-11-09 19:10:49 · answer #8 · answered by Real Morgan Jones 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not a word, doesnt mean anything
2007-11-09 19:12:48 · answer #9 · answered by afs 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
uh what?Is that a lot of words?Um
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2007-11-09 19:23:22 · answer #10 · answered by nikkie moore 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋