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SESQUIPEDALIA

Dictionary entry overview: What does sesquipedalia mean?

• SESQUIPEDALIA (noun)
The noun SESQUIPEDALIA has 1 sense:

1. a very long word (a foot and a half long)

Familiarity information: SESQUIPEDALIA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SESQUIPEDALIA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A very long word (a foot and a half long)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

sesquipedalia; sesquipedalian

Hypernyms ("sesquipedalia" is a kind of...):

polysyllabic word; polysyllable (a word of more than three syllables)

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