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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: The Real Longest Word? #38885 08/21/2001 4:36 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta I recognise some of the elements in the word. It seems to be a list of the ingredients in a stew or hash. And just to show that Mrs. Byrne has not led us astray: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Aristoph.+Eccl.+1163 Since the Eccleiazusae is a comedy, I assume Aristophanes made up the word as a joke. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted The Real Longest Word? Jazzoctopus 08/19/2001 10:50 PM Re: The Real Longest Word? tsuwm 08/19/2001 11:11 PM Re: The Real Longest Word? Keiva 08/20/2001 12:49 AM Max Quordlepleen 08/19/2001 11:23 PM Re: The Real Longest Word? Faldage 08/20/2001 11:12 AM Re: The Real Longest Word? tsuwm 08/20/2001 2:19 PM Re: The Real Longest Word? Bingley 08/21/2001 4:36 AM Re: The Real Longest Word? Faldage 08/21/2001 12:00 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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