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Definition of: sesquipedalian
(ses′kwi·pi·dā′lē·ən) adjective
1. Measuring a foot and a half.
2. Long and ponderous, as polysyllabic words. Also ses·quip·e·dal (ses·kwip′ə·dəl, ses′kwi·pēd′l).
—noun A very long word. [<L sesquipedalis <sesqui- more by a half + pes, pedis a foot]
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