Long Words That Will

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posted on November 9th, 2004, 3:02 am

Last edited by Lumpybob on November 9th, 2004, 5:10 am, edited 1 time in total.

[B]pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis[/B*] (-koniosis), a factitious word alleged to mean 'a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust' but occurring chiefly as an instance of a very long word.
1936 F. Scully Bedside Manna 87 *Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanakoniosis [sic], a disease caused by ultra-microscopic particles of sandy volcanic dust, might give even him laryngitis.
1966 Word Study Oct. 7/2 The resources of Greek have enriched the modern world as well as the ancient one. Perhaps this is most dramatically illustrated by the longest and most fantastic word now in an English dictionary (the Merriam-Webster's great Unabridged) which is forty-five letters in length: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis,..meaning 'a disease of the lungs caused by extremely small particles of ash and dust'.
1973 R. Megarry Second Miscellany-at-Law 160 It has been said that 'floccinaucinihilipilification' is the longest word in the English language... The word's proud title must yield to some technical terms, such as pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis.

hahaha :shifty:

beat that

ewm90

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posted on November 9th, 2004, 3:08 am

thare is a medical word for the comin cold that is the longest in englesh.

if i remiber rite it can take 2 pages to display.

Lumpybob

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posted on November 9th, 2004, 3:11 am

that is the longest word in the dictionary, a classmate told me so, his mom had to say it as part of her lines

it is a disease you get from volcanoes, volcanic ash lines your lungs

ewm90

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posted on November 9th, 2004, 3:14 am

if you look in the giness book of world recerds the word for the cold is the longest i beleev.

Lumpybob

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posted on November 9th, 2004, 3:50 am

i trust nicholas adam piron

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