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Definition of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - 3 dictionary results
pneu⋅mo⋅no⋅ul⋅tra⋅mi⋅cro⋅scop⋅ic⋅sil⋅i⋅co⋅vol⋅ca⋅no⋅co⋅ni⋅o⋅sis
[noo-muh-noh-uhl-truh-mahy-kruh-skop-ik-sil-i-koh-vol-key-noh-koh-nee-oh-sis, nyoo-] 
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–noun
| 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. |
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| Main Entry: | pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | supposedly the longest word in a dictionary, an artificial word said to mean a lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust |
Main Entry: pneu·mo·no·ul·tra·mi·cro·scop·ic·sil·i·co·vol·ca·no·co·ni·o·sis
Pronunciation: 'n(y)ü-m&-(")nO-"&l-tr&-"mI-kr&-'skäp-ik-'sil-i-(")kO-väl-'kA-nO-"kO-nE-'O-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pneu·mo·no·ul·tra·mi·cro·scop·ic·sil·i·co·vol·ca·no·co·ni·o·ses /-"sEz/
: a pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust
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