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SESQUIPEDALIAN

Dictionary entry overview: What does sesquipedalian mean?

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

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

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

• SESQUIPEDALIAN (adjective)
The adjective SESQUIPEDALIAN has 2 senses:

1. given to the overuse of long words
2. (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables

Familiarity information: SESQUIPEDALIAN used as an adjective is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SESQUIPEDALIAN (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 ("sesquipedalian" is a kind of...):

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

• SESQUIPEDALIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Given to the overuse of long words

Context examples:

sesquipedalian orators / this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money

Similar:

pretentious (making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

(of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables

Synonyms:

polysyllabic; sesquipedalian

Context example:

sesquipedalian technical terms

Similar:

long (primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified)

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