multifilament

[muhl-tuh-fil-uh-muhnt]

mul·ti·fil·a·ment

[muhl-tuh-fil-uh-muhnt]
adjective
1.
having two or more filaments: multifilament yarn.
noun
2.
Also, mul·ti·fil [muhl-tuh-fil] . yarn constructed of a number of filaments in excess of the standard quantity. Compare monofilament (def. 1).

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Multifilament 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.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

Origin:
1935–40; multi- + filament
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