ses·qui·pe·da·li·an
Audio Help [ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uh
n, -deyl-yuh
n] Pronunciation Key
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Audio Help [ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uh
n, -deyl-yuh
n] Pronunciation Key –adjective Also, ses·quip·e·dal
Audio Help [ses-kwip-i-dl] Pronunciation Key.
–noun
Audio Help [ses-kwip-i-dl] Pronunciation Key. | 1. | given to using long words. |
| 2. | (of a word) containing many syllables. |
| 3. | a sesquipedalian word. |
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ses·qui·pe·dal·i·ty
Audio Help [ses-kwi-pi-dal-i-tee] Pronunciation Key, ses·qui·pe·da·li·an·ism, ses·quip·e·dal·ism
Audio Help [ses-kwip-i-dl-iz-uh
m, ‑kwi-peed-l-iz-uh
m] Pronunciation Key, noun
Audio Help [ses-kwi-pi-dal-i-tee] Pronunciation Key, ses·qui·pe·da·li·an·ism, ses·quip·e·dal·ism
Audio Help [ses-kwip-i-dl-iz-uh
m, ‑kwi-peed-l-iz-uh
m] Pronunciation Key, noun | Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
sesquipedalianism
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Sesquipedalianism
Ses`qui*pe*da"li*an*ism\, Sesquipedalism \Ses*quip"e*dal*ism\, n. Sesquipedality.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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