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sesquipedalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sesquipedal-ism
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of sesquipedalianism.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sesquipedal + -ism.

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Questions

What does sesquipedalism mean?
Alternative form of sesquipedalianism.
Where does sesquipedalism come from?
From sesquipedal + -ism.

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