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adjective Also, ses·quip·e·dal 
[ses-kwip-i-dl] .
[ses-kwip-i-dl] . 1.
given to using long words.
2.
(of a word) containing many syllables.
noun
3.
a sesquipedalian word.
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Sesquipedalian
has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
| 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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Word Origin & History
sesquipedalian
1615, from L. sesquipedalia verba "words a foot-and-a-half long," in Horace's "Ars Poetica" (97), nicely illustrating the thing he is criticizing, from sesqui- "half as much again" (see sesquicentennial) + pes "foot" (see foot)
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