micrographia

[mahy-kruh-graf-ee-uh]

mi·cro·graph·i·a

[mahy-kruh-graf-ee-uh]
noun
1.
minute handwriting.
2.
Pathology. a neurological condition, usually symptomatic of parkinsonism, in which the handwriting becomes progressively smaller.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin; see micro-, -graph, -ia
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Micrographia has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
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.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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