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Sesquipedal

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Measuring or containing a foot and a half. not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    A long word.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin sesquipedalis; equivalent to sesqui- (“one and a half”) + pedal (“foot, of the foot”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin sesquipedalis; equivalent to sesqui- (“one and a half”) + pedal (“foot, of the foot”).

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