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Anthesteria
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noun
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sometimes used with a plural verb
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one of the ancient Athenian festivals composing the Dionysia; a spring festival celebrating flowers and new wine.
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Anthesteria
has a plethora of syllables.
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sesquipedalianism
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antidisestablishmentarianism
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given to using long words.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
given to using long words.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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