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sesquipedal

 
Dictionary: ses·quip·e·dal   (sĕ-skwĭp'ĭ-dl) pronunciation
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adj.
Sesquipedalian.

[Latin sēsquipedālis, of a foot and a half in length : sēsqui-, sesqui- + pēs, ped-, foot.]


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adjective

    Having many syllables: long1, polysyllabic, sesquipedalian. See long/short.

 
 
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