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Esotericism
has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
| 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. |
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| esoteric (ˌɛsəʊˈtɛrɪk) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | Compare exoteric restricted to or intended for an enlightened or initiated minority, esp because of abstruseness or obscurity: an esoteric cult |
| 2. | difficult to understand; abstruse: an esoteric statement |
| 3. | not openly admitted; private: esoteric aims |
| [C17: from Greek esōterikos, from esōterō inner] | |
| eso'terically | |
| —adv | |
| eso'tericism | |
| —n | |
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