extralinguistic

[ek-struh-ling-gwis-tik]

ex·tra·lin·guis·tic

[ek-struh-ling-gwis-tik]
adjective
not included within the realm of language or linguistics.

Origin:
1925–30; extra- + linguistic

ex·tra·lin·guis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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Extralinguistic has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
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.
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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extralinguistic

adjective
not included within the realm of language 
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