tər noun
the mother of a family.
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materfamilias (ˌmeɪtəfəˈmɪlɪˌæs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl matresfamilias | |
| the mother of a family or the female head of a family | |
| [C18: from Latin] | |
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Materfamilias
has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
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