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pneu·mo·no·ul·tra·mi·cro·scop·ic·sil·i·co·vol·ca·no·co·ni·o·sis    Audio Help   [noo-muh-noh-uhl-truh-mahy-kruh-skop-ik-sil-i-koh-vol-key-noh-koh-nee-oh-sis, nyoo-] Pronunciation Key
–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.
[Origin: < NL; see pneumono-, ultramicroscopic, silica, volcano, (pneumono)coniosis]
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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

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