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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessesquipédalien
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sesquipedalien
"Son discours était truffé de termes sesquipédaliens."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having many syllables; long (used of words).
"His speech was filled with sesquipedalian jargon that confused the audience." - 2
Characterized by long words; polysyllabic.
"The professor had a sesquipedalian style of writing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Latin 'sesquipedalis', meaning 'measuring a foot and a half long' (from 'sesqui-' meaning 'one and a half' + 'pes, ped-' meaning 'foot'), first used humorously by Horace in his 'Ars Poetica' to describe words that are excessively long.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "sesquipedalian" is said worldwide
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sesquipédalien
Transliteration: sesquipedalien
"Son discours était truffé de termes sesquipédaliens."
sesquipedal
Transliteration: sesquipedal
"Er verwendete oft sesquipedale Ausdrücke in seinen Artikeln."
sesquipedale
Transliteration: sesquipedale
"Il saggista amava usare parole sesquipedali."
sesquipedaliano
Transliteration: sesquipedaliano
"El conferenciante utilizó un vocabulario sesquipedaliano."
sesquipedal
Transliteration: sesquipedal
"O texto estava cheio de termos sesquipedais."
लंबे शब्दों वाला
Transliteration: lambe shabdon wala
"उसके भाषण में बहुत अधिक लंबे शब्दों का प्रयोग था।"
长字节的
Transliteration: cháng zì jié de
"他的演讲充满了长而复杂的词汇。"
긴 단어가 많은
Transliteration: gin daneoga maneun
"그의 글은 너무 긴 단어들로 가득 차 있다."
長大な言葉の多い
Transliteration: chōdaina kotoba no ooi
"彼の文章には長大な言葉が多く使われている。"
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