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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a very long word (a foot and a half long);
[syn: sesquipedalian, sesquipedalia]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. given to the overuse of long words;
- Example: "sesquipedalian orators"
- Example: "this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money"

2. (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables;
- Example: "sesquipedalian technical terms"
[syn: polysyllabic, sesquipedalian]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sesquipedal \Ses*quip"e*dal\, Sesquipedalian
\Ses`qui*pe*da"li*an\, a. [Sesqui- + pedal: cf. F.
   sesquip['e]dal, L. sesquipedalis.]
   Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a
   sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long
   words.
   [1913 Webster]
   [1913 Webster] Sesquipedalianism


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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,
       sesquipedalian]
    n 1: a very long word (a foot and a half long) [syn:
         sesquipedalian, sesquipedalia]