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ses·qui·pe·da·lian
/ˌsɛskwəpəˈdeljən/
(
a
.)一尺半長的,(詞)長的冗長的單字
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ses·quip·e·dal
Ses·qui·pe·da·li·an
a.
Measuring
or
containing
a
foot
and
a
half
;
as
,
a
sesquipedalian
pygmy
; --
sometimes
humorously
applied
to
long
words
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
sesquipedalian
adj
1:
given
to
the
overuse
of
long
words
; "
sesquipedalian
orators
"; "
this
sesquipedalian
way
of
saying
one
has
no
money
"
2: (
of
words
)
long
and
ponderous
;
having
many
syllables
;
"
sesquipedalian
technical
terms
" [
syn
:
polysyllabic
]
n
:
a
very
long
word
(
a
foot
and
a
half
long
) [
syn
:
sesquipedalia
]
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