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Strengths is the longest word in the English language containing only one vowel letter. [ 30 ] Euouae , a medieval musical term, is the longest English word consisting only of vowels, and the word with the most consecutive vowels.
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word in the English language. The word can be analysed as follows: Pneumono: from ancient Greek (πνεύμων, pneúmōn) which means lungs; ultra: from Latin, meaning beyond; micro and scopic: from ancient Greek, meaning small looking, referring to the fineness of ...
The 45-letter word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest English word that appears in a major dictionary. [38] [39] Originally coined to become a candidate for the longest word in English, the term eventually developed some independent use in medicine. [40] It is referred to as "P45" by researchers. [41]
But, Parade is here to tell you the longest word, accompanied by the 20 longest words in English and their meanings. The English language is vast, eclectic and a little bit complicated.
Debate rages between word nerds as to which of these is the true “longest word in English.” When it comes to our constantly-evolving language, your opinion is as valid as anyone’s.
A few books of English chant (notably Burgess and Palmer's The Plainchant Gradual) make use of oioueae for the equivalent English phrase, "world without end. Amen". According to Guinness World Records, Euouae is the longest word in the English language consisting only of vowels, and also the English word with the most consecutive vowels. [3]
A three-letter word—the most complicated, multifaceted word in the English language. ... the longest entry belonged to another three-letter juggernaut: “set.”
The English word antidisestablishmentarianism (UK / ˌ æ n t i d ɪ s ɪ ˌ s t æ b l ɪ ʃ m ə n ˈ t ɛər i ə n ɪ z əm / ⓘ US / ˌ æ n t aɪ-/ ⓘ) is notable for its unusual length of 28 letters and 12 syllables, and is one of the longest words in the English language. [1]