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sesquipedalian |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sesquipedal \Ses*quip"e*dal\, Sesquipedalian \Ses`qui*pe*da"li*an\, a. [Sesqui- + pedal: cf F. sesquip['e]dal, L. sesquipedalis.] Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as a sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long words From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sesquipedalian adj 1: given to the overuse of long words "sesquipecalian orators"; "this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money" 2: (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms" [syn: {polysyllabic}] n : a very long word (a foot and a half long) [syn: {sesquipedalia}]
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