Aesculapius

[es-kyuh-ley-pee-uhs or, especially Brit., ee-skuh-]

Aes·cu·la·pi·us

[es-kyuh-ley-pee-uhs or, especially Brit., ee-skuh-]
noun
the ancient Roman god of medicine and healing.
Compare Asclepius.
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Aesculapius has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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Aesculapius (ˌiːskjʊˈleɪpɪəs)
 
n
Greek counterpart: Asclepius the Roman god of medicine or healing

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