anastylosis

[an-uh-stahy-loh-sis]

an·a·sty·lo·sis

[an-uh-stahy-loh-sis]
noun, plural an·a·sty·lo·ses [-seez] .
the restoration of a ruined monument or building by reassembling fallen parts and, when necessary, incorporating new materials.

Origin:
1955–60; ana- + Gk stȳ́lōsis, derivative of styloûn to prop with pillars; see stylo-, -osis
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Anastylosis has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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anastylosis

noun
the archeological reassembly of ruined monuments from fallen or decayed fragments (incorporating new materials when necessary) 
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