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Sesquipedalism

{

Sesˊqui-pe-da′li-an-ism

,

Ses-quip′e-dal-ism

, }
Noun.
Sesquipedality.

Definition 2024


sesquipedalism

sesquipedalism

English

Noun

sesquipedalism (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Alternative form of sesquipedalianism
    • 1901, George Jacob Holyoake, Public speaking and debate
      all verbiage and sesquipedalism