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Posted By: Diana anyone know? - 01/08/01 12:42 PM
I work for a law firm and the word floccinaucinihilipilification appeared in a Petition we received. Does it have a meaning?

Posted By: tsuwm Re: anyone know? - 01/08/01 02:29 PM
http://members.aol.com/tsuwm/def.htm#floccinaucinihilipilification

(it's the keystone of my website!)
Posted By: Jackie Re: anyone know? - 01/08/01 03:57 PM
Welcome to you, Diana, and who filed that petition?
Nobody but Tsuwm could possibly know that word!
But then, his name, after all, is Sue-'em!

Posted By: Bingley Re: anyone know? - 01/09/01 03:45 AM
I think the word is quite well-known, if only from being cited so often as the longest word in the language.

Bingley
Posted By: Capital Kiwi Re: anyone know? - 01/09/01 03:46 AM
... and, what's more, one of the best in tsuwm's wwftd IMHO. For sheer pointlessness, it's hard to beat!

Posted By: tsuwm Re: anyone know? - 01/09/01 04:47 AM
>quite well-known, if only from being cited so often as the longest word...

quite well-known, but still only defined by two of the OneLook resources. (guess which two ;)

also, the antidisestablishmentarianism camp has fought back with pseudoantidisestablishmentarianism.


Posted By: Capital Kiwi Re: anyone know? - 01/09/01 06:29 AM
So how long will it be before we see protopseudoantidisestablishmentarianism?

Posted By: wow Re: really long word - 01/09/01 12:55 PM
What is needed is the lovely Mrs.Garg to PRONOUNCE it.
wow


Posted By: wow Re: really long word - 01/09/01 12:58 PM
Oooops, the f-- word needs an example of pronunciation not antidisestablishmentarianism as that is easily broken down ... but that other one. MERCY !
wow

Posted By: maverick Re: anyone know? - 01/10/01 05:03 PM
protopseudoantidisestablishmentarianism

Is there an end to this -

antiprotopseudoantidisestablishmentarianism?

Posted By: tsuwm Re: anyone know? - 01/10/01 05:25 PM
In reply to:

Is there an end to this -

antiprotopseudoantidisestablishmentarianism?


I don't rightly know, but here could be the next to the next to the last:

antepenultimoantiprotopseudoantidisestablishmentarianism

Posted By: Capital Kiwi Re: anyone know? - 01/10/01 08:15 PM
And the very best next to the next to the last new one in class:

ultraantepenultimoantiprotopseudoantidisestablishmentarianism

Posted By: musick Re: anyone know? - 01/10/01 08:40 PM
but...

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