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#15047 01/08/2001 12:42 PM
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I work for a law firm and the word floccinaucinihilipilification appeared in a Petition we received. Does it have a meaning?


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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!


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I think the word is quite well-known, if only from being cited so often as the longest word in the language.

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... and, what's more, one of the best in tsuwm's wwftd IMHO. For sheer pointlessness, it's hard to beat!



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>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.



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So how long will it be before we see protopseudoantidisestablishmentarianism?



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What is needed is the lovely Mrs.Garg to PRONOUNCE it.
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Oooops, the f-- word needs an example of pronunciation not antidisestablishmentarianism as that is easily broken down ... but that other one. MERCY !
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protopseudoantidisestablishmentarianism

Is there an end to this -

antiprotopseudoantidisestablishmentarianism?


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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


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And the very best next to the next to the last new one in class:

ultraantepenultimoantiprotopseudoantidisestablishmentarianism



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