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gentleman-commoner

[jen-tl-muhn-kom-uh-ner]

gen·tle·man-com·mon·er

[jen-tl-muhn-kom-uh-ner]
noun, plural gen·tle·men-com·mon·ers.
(formerly) a member of a class of commoners enjoying special privileges at Oxford University.

Origin:
1680–90
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Gentleman-commoner has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
given to using long words.
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