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irelephant [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Antidisestablishmentarianism - Wikipedia

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Antidisestablishmentarianism - Wikipedia

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irelephant [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago
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    1 month ago

    iirc it is the longest word in English language, as this example demonstrates

    Antidisestablishmentarianism (/ˌæntidɪsɪˌstæblɪʃmənˈtɛəriənɪzəm/, US also /ˌæntaɪ-/)

    like, even the ipa nerds wouldn’t bother to spell it out a second time, lol

    • irelephant [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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      We still have pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

      or we have the chemical name for tintin https://cw39.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/longest-word.pdf

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      It’s the longest memorable word

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