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circumbendibus
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noun,
plural
cir·cum·bend·i·bus·es.
Informal
.
a roundabout way; circumlocution.
Origin:
1675–85;
circum-
+
bend
1
+
Latin
-ibus
ablative plural ending
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Circumbendibus
has a plethora of syllables.
So is
sesquipedalianism
. Does it mean:
So is
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
. Does it mean:
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).
given to using long words.
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.
given to using long words.
given to using long words.
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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World English Dictionary
circumbendibus
(ˌsɜːkəmˈbɛndɪbəs)
—
n
jocular
a circumlocution
[C17: coined from
circum-
+
bend
1
, with a pseudo-Latin ending]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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