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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Pronunciation:New-mono-ultra-microscopic-silicon-volcano-cone-ee-oh-sis

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, "a word alleged to mean 'a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, causing inflammation in the lungs.'" A condition meeting the word's definition is normally called silicosis.

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