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hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia appears to be an invented word; a "neologism"; a word that someone simply made up. It is composed of four English words: hippopotamus; monster (or monstrous); sesquipedalian; phobia. Those root words suggest that it would mean "fear of words that are both huge and long -- verbal monsters" An American speaker would probably stress it as HIPPo-POTo-MONstro-SESqui-pedALio-PHObia.

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What part of speech is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?

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Did any presidents have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?

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What does Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia mean?

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How do you get hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?

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What does fear mean in Long Words?

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What is the word for a fear of long words and how do you pronounce it?

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