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The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters), a word that refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silica particles, specifically from a volcano; medically, it is the same as silicosis.
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- Methionylthreonylthreonyglutaminylarginyl ... isoleucine. Note the ellipses. All told, the full chemical name for the human protein titin is 189,819 letters, and takes up to three-and-a-half hours to pronounce.
- Nirantarāndhakāritā … lokān. According to Guinness World Records, the longest word in any language is a "compound 'word' of 195 Sanskrit characters (transliterating to 428 letters in the Roman alphabet) describing the region near Kanci, Tamil Nadu, India, which appears in a 16th-century work by Tirumalãmbã, Queen of Vijayangara.”
- Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. At 45 letters, this is the longest defined word you’ll find in a major dictionary. An inflated version of silicosis, this is the vaguely scientific-sounding name for a disease that causes inflammation in the lungs owing to the inhalation of very fine silica dust.
- Parastratiosphecomyia Stratioshecomyioides. The longest accepted animal binomial, at 42 letters, is a species of soldier fly native to Thailand. The name dwarfs the creature, which has a length of just over 10 millimeters.
Learn about the longest words in English, from scientific terms to place names, and how they are formed and used. Find out the meaning of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, the longest word in most dictionaries, and other long words with 20 or more letters.
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The longest word found in the dictionary Plena Ilustrita Vortaro as of its 2020 edition is the 24-letter proper noun Meklenburgio-Antaŭpomerio (the German state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), followed by the 21-letter word proviantadministracio (rations administration).
The longest word is a 195-letter Sanskrit compound word from a 16th-century Indian poem. It describes a scenic place with water, flowers and fragrances.
Jan 21, 2011 · The longest word? Well, that depends on what we mean by "word." If a word is coined just to be long, like supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, should that count? Here are the top candidates....
Oct 9, 2018 · Learn about some of the longest words in the English language, from antidisestablishmentarianism to otorhinolaryngological. Find out their meanings, origins, and fun facts.
