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   sesquipedalian

   /ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a word) polysyllabic; long: formal "sesquipedalian surnames"
   • ▪ characterized by long words; long-winded: formal "the sesquipedalian prose of scientific journals"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin sesquipedalis ‘a foot and a half long’, from sesqui- (see sesqui-) + pes, ped- ‘foot’.

   Scrabble Points: 26

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • I

     1

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • D

     2

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

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