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Ironmongery

[ahy-ern-muhng-guh-ree, -mong-]

i·ron·mon·ger·y

[ahy-ern-muhng-guh-ree, -mong-]
noun, plural -ger·ies. British.
1.
a hardware store or business.
2.
the stock of a hardware store; hardware.

Origin:
1705–15; ironmonger + -y3
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Ironmongery has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
(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.
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ironmonger (ˈaɪənˌmʌŋɡə)
 
n
(Brit) US and Canadian equivalent: hardware dealer a dealer in metal utensils, hardware, locks, etc
 
'ironmongery
 
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