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adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or of the
nature
of a parallelism.
2.
of or pertaining to the metaphysical doctrine of parallelism or to its adherents.
3.
resembling, approaching, or characterized by parallelism.
Origin:
1865–70;
parallelist
+
-ic
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Parallelistic
has a plethora of syllables.
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floccinaucinihilipilification
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cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine
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given to using long words.
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.
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.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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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