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adjective
of or pertaining to bells or bell ringing.
Origin:
1760–70; < Latin tintinnābul(um) bell (tintinnā(re) to ring + -bulum instrumental suffix) + -ar1
1760–70; < Latin tintinnābul(um) bell (tintinnā(re) to ring + -bulum instrumental suffix) + -ar1
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Tintinnabular
has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
| given to using long words. |
| 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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