preexilian

[pree-eg-zil-ee-uhn, -zil-yuhn, -ek-sil-]

adjective

being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.

Also, pre-ex·il·i·an, pre·ex·il·ic, pre-ex·il·ic.

Origin:
1860–65; pre- + Latin exili(um) exile + -an

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Preexilian 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).

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