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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the largest word found in major dictionaries. It is a form of lung disease. This 45-letter word, referred to as P45, first appeared in the 1939 supplement to the Merriam-Webster New International Dictionary, Second Edition. It is listed in the current edition of several dictionaries.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe longest English dictionary word is a "created word":
* Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilico-volcanoconiosis (45 letters, no hyphen)
It is considered "factitious" (false) by some dictionaries, and some other candidates may be considered in the same way:
* Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - coined nonsense word (34 letters)
* Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism - technicalmedical term (30 letters)
* Floccinaucinihilipilification - coined word (29 letters)
* Antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters - longest unchallenged word)
Much longer are chemical names and words created in literature, which are not dictionary words.
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∙ 8y agoThe word is: methyolchlorolithiolpenitrate, an ingredient to shampoo.
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∙ 12y agoThe longest word is 45 letters long.
Longest Word:
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
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∙ 14y agoPneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis = 45 letters
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∙ 11y agoThe longest English word is PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS
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∙ 7y agoPneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
NOO-muh-noh-uhl-truh-mahy-kruh-skop-ik-sil-i-koh-vol-key-noh-koh-nee-OH-sis,
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∙ 14y agoPneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis... "a factitious word alleged to mean 'a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, causing inflammation in the lungs."
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What is the longest word in the Chambers Dictionary?
PNEUMONO­ULTRA­MICRO­SCOPIC­SILICO­VOLCANO­CONIOSIS is the longest word in the Chambers, Webster's and Random House dictionaries. It is seen by some other dictionaries as a joke or "made up word purely for the purpose of inventing the longest word". The meaning of this word is "a lung disease caused by breathing volcanic dust".
Is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia the longest word in the english language?
no, pneumonoultramicroscopicosillicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word.
What does cotoia mean?
This word is not in Merriam Webster or WikiAnswers.
What is longest all consonant English word?
the longest word is twyndyllyngs, it is a word that means 'twins' in the 15th century.
Is mailbox one or two words?
It is one word in Webster's dictionary.
Where can one find the longest word in the world?
One can find the longest word in the dictionary, to be more specific, the Merriam-Webster online, the word has letters but still not the longest word in the world.
Who invented the longest word in the dictionary?
Depends on what dictionary. But in Webster's I know it was invented by doctors.
What is the longest word starting with a and ending in g?
The longest ones I could find in Webster's Second International dictionary are 17 letters long: antiagglutinating autoagglutinating
What is the longest word in the Chambers Dictionary?
PNEUMONO­ULTRA­MICRO­SCOPIC­SILICO­VOLCANO­CONIOSIS is the longest word in the Chambers, Webster's and Random House dictionaries. It is seen by some other dictionaries as a joke or "made up word purely for the purpose of inventing the longest word". The meaning of this word is "a lung disease caused by breathing volcanic dust".
What is the longest word you can make with letter r?
The longest I could find, using both the Scrabble dictionary, and Webster's Second International, was seventeen letters: rhomborectangular
When was the word feckless added to Webster's Dictionary?
The first appearance of 'feckless' in a Webster's dictionary was in 1913. The word is found in 'Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary'. This word means 'lacking in competence' or 'ineffective'.
Can you tell me one thing?
ok, heres the longest word in english:PNEUMONO­ULTRA­MICRO­SCOPIC­SILICO­VOLCANO­CONIOSIS (also spelledPNEUMONO­ULTRA­MICRO­SCOPIC­SILICO­VOLCANO­KONIOSIS) = a lung disease caused by breathing in particles of siliceous volcanic dust.This is the longest word in any English dictionary. However, it was coined by Everett Smith, the President of The National Puzzlers' League, in 1935 purely for the purpose of inventing a new "longest word". The Oxford English Dictionary described the word as factitious. Nevertheless it also appears in the Webster's, Random House, and Chambersdictionaries.
Where can one find the Webster's online dictionary?
The Merriam-Webster online dictionary can be found at the website merriam-webster. On this website there are vocabulary quizzes and word games as well as a word of the day.
The first word in Webster's dictionary?
a
Who invented the word feet?
Feet- the plural form of foot. who would be responsible for documenting the word? WEBSTER! (Webster is the creator of the dictionary)
What is the 2007th word in Webster's dictionary?
It depends on which edition of Webster's dictionary you are looking at and if you have one your teacher gave you look for word counts.
Worlds longest lake?
The longest lake name is Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. The lake is located in Webster, Massachussets. It is a Native American name, and is so long that the locals who live in the area is now just calling it Lake Webster.
