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legislatorial
leg·is·la·to·ri·al
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ˌlɛdʒ
ɪs
ləˈtɔr
i
əl, -ˈtoʊr-
/
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lej-is-l
uh
-
tawr
-ee-
uh
l, -
tohr
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adjective
of or pertaining to a
legislator
, legislature, or legislation; legislative.
Origin:
1765–75;
legislator
+
-ial
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legislatorial
(ˌlɛdʒɪsləˈtɔːrɪəl)
—
adj
of or relating to a legislator or legislature
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Legislatorial
has a plethora of syllables.
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sesquipedalianism
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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
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floccinaucinihilipilification
. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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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