pseudepigraphy

 [soo-duh-pig-ruh-fee]  

pseud·e·pig·ra·phy

   [soo-duh-pig-ruh-fee]
noun
the false ascription of a piece of writing to an author.
Origin:
1835–45; pseud- + Greek epigraph(eús) title, ascription to an author (see epigraph) + -y3
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Pseudepigraphy has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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