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hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian

/ˌhɪpəˌpɒtəˌmɒnstɹəˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hip-popo-tomon-stros-esquipedalian
IPA
/ˌhɪpəˌpɒtəˌmɒnstɹəˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən/
53
Scrabble Score
30
Letters
5
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to extremely long words.

Example Sentences

Etymology

An extension of sesquipedalian using a modified form of hippopotamus and Latin monstrum, with the extensions almost certainly chosen with the intention of making the new construct autological.

Inflected Forms

more hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian (comparative) most hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

sesquipedalian hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

Questions

How do you pronounce hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɪpəˌpɒtəˌmɒnstɹəˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən/.
What does hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian mean?
Of or pertaining to extremely long words.
Where does hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian come from?
An extension of sesquipedalian using a modified form of hippopotamus and Latin monstrum, with the extensions almost certainly chosen with the intention of making the new construct autological.

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