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 [im-pawr-too-ni-tee, -tyoo-]  

im·por·tu·ni·ty

   [im-pawr-too-ni-tee, -tyoo-]
noun, plural -ties for 2.
1.
the state or quality of being importunate; persistence in solicitation.
2.
importunities, importunate solicitations or demands.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English importunite < Latin importūnitās. See importune, -ity
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Importunity has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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importune (ɪmˈpɔːtjuːn)
 
—vb
1.  to harass with persistent requests; demand of (someone) insistently
2.  to beg for persistently; request with insistence
3.  obsolete
 a.  to anger or annoy
 b.  to force; impel
 
[C16: from Latin importūnus tiresome, from im-in-1 + -portūnus as in opportūnusopportune]
 
im'portuner
 
—n
 
impor'tunity
 
—n
 
im'portunacy
 
—n

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