December 31st, 2008
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
noun • a hypothetical, invented disease of the lungs, caused by inhaling mineral or metallic dust, such as silicon and quartzite, over a long period of time.
Notes: This is the longest word ever to appear in a major English dictionary.
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ha I remember this...from like the fourth grade, it was extra credit! I spelled it like...
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course definition) of this word when I was like, 7 years old. I wanted to one-up fellow 3rd graders who thought
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english language
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I learned about this word in 3rd grade. It was extra credit on one...our spelling tests....
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I wanted to post...language. But that was before I found out just how much space 189,819...
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wow it takes like...minute to say it
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