SESQUIPEDALIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sesquipedalia mean? 

• SESQUIPEDALIA (noun)
  The noun SESQUIPEDALIA has 1 sense:

1. a very long word (a foot and a half long)

  Familiarity information: SESQUIPEDALIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SESQUIPEDALIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A very long word (a foot and a half long)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

sesquipedalia; sesquipedalian

Hypernyms ("sesquipedalia" is a kind of...):

polysyllabic word; polysyllable (a word of more than three syllables)