Whorfian hypothesis

Whorf·i·an hypoth·esis

[hwawr-fee-uhn, hwohr-, wawr-, wohr-] .

Origin:
1960–65; Whorf + -ian
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Whorfian hypothesis has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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