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Aesculapius
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Aes·cu·la·pi·us
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kyəˈleɪ
pi
əs
or, especially Brit.
,
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skə-
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noun
the ancient Roman god of medicine and healing.
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Asclepius
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Aesculapius
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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).
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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Aesculapius
(ˌiːskjʊˈleɪpɪəs)
—
n
Greek counterpart:
Asclepius
the Roman god of medicine or healing
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