[WHAT is The Longest English Word?]

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  1. Devilfish

    Devilfish Active Member

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    #21
    Here's another one...

    antidisestablishmentarienism
     
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  2. dpsubi1

    dpsubi1 Notable Member

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    #22
    haha. not sure how do you came up with that one. one of my friend taught me how to pronounce that one, as i pronounced wrongly and he also told me that it is one of the longest word in english language.
     
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  3. gerdywerdy

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    #24
    lol! who invented those words. too hard to read and pronounce.
     
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  7. Sir Rusty

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    #27
    Here is one:

    "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"

    edit:

    BIGGEST WORD "52 LETTERS"

    aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic
     
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  8. JewelBloger

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    #28
    hey What is that means? how that pronounce? "Nose Bleed" !!
     
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  9. creativecommons

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    #29
    aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic source:askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwords/longestword

    Meaning of above word:describing the spa waters at Bath, England, is attributed to Dr Edward Strother (1675-1737) [10] . The word is composed of the following elements:

    source:google definitions
     
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  10. bilgi

    bilgi Well-Known Member

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    #30
    is there any word shorter then I?
     
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  11. tendulkar2

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    #31
    This one only contains 45 letters...but, the LONGEST word in English has 189,819 letters.The word is:
    Methionylthreonylthreonyl.......isoleucine.

    Source: Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English
     
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  12. Limotek

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    #32
    I thought the longest word in the dictionary was 'floccinaucinihilipilification' (something about being useless I think) followed by 'antidisestablishmentarisanism' (I think something to do with the church but not sure what) but yours beats that.
     
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  13. drjupitor

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    #33
    the word should be pronounced like this:
    pneumono-ultra-microscopic-silico-volcano-coniosis :D
     
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  14. marlonpowell

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  15. nishant.raheja

    nishant.raheja Banned

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    #35
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  16. nishant.raheja

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    #36
    i think this is the longest word
     
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    #37
    oh no! :eek:
    that is a word??
    never seen before...
     
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  18. EV-DO

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    #38
    ahh is this word found in dictionary :p
     
    EV-DO, Nov 21, 2008 IP