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According to Eckler, the longest words likely to be encountered in general text are deinstitutionalization and counterrevolutionaries, with 22 letters each. [17] A computer study of over a million samples of normal English prose found that the longest word one is likely to encounter on an everyday basis is uncharacteristically, at 20 letters. [18]
The longest word in Hebrew that doesn't originate from another language is ... mechanism starting from a longer root, winding up with a longer word. Some examples are:
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.
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (/ ˌ nj uː m ə n oʊ ˌ ʌ l t r ə ˌ m aɪ k r ə ˈ s k ɒ p ɪ k ˌ s ɪ l ɪ k oʊ v ɒ l ˌ k eɪ n oʊ ˌ k oʊ n i ˈ oʊ s ɪ s / ⓘ [1] [2]) is a 45-letter word coined in 1935 by the then-president of the National Puzzlers' League, Everett M. Smith.
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]
I know the longest word in the whole English language,” Jimmy tells Jenny by the playground swings. It's antidisestablishmentarianism. Jenny slurps up the last of her juice box, unimpressed.
It has gained a measure of fame as it is the longest place name found in any English-speaking country, and possibly the longest place name in the world, according to World Atlas. [2] The name of the hill (with 85 characters) has been listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest place name. Other versions of the name, including longer ...
/ ˈ ʃ m ɔː l t s t /, / ˈ ʃ m ɒ l t s t /, / ˈ ʃ m æ l t s t / 10 OED [7] Meaning "imparted a sentimental atmosphere to" e.g. of music; with a 1969 attestation for the past tense. schnappsed / ˈ ʃ n æ p s t / 10 Sc.Am. [3] Meaning "drank schnapps"; proposed by poet George Starbuck in the same competition won by his friend William ...