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Guest  +  18992 Mon, 12 Jan 04 06:37 PM
Why isn't "floccinauccinihilipilification" listed in dictionaries? What is its etymology? Can anyone cite serious usages in print?
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John C.  +  19011 Mon, 12 Jan 04 11:09 PM
It is in bigger dictionaries.

This gives me an excuse to try out the macro function on my camera. Please click here to see the Shorter Oxford entry for this word.

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hitchhiker  +  19030 Tue, 13 Jan 04 03:23 AM
Also see the longest word thread..
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Anonymous, 1 yr 211 days ago

Not the Longest word. Actually, it is far from it.

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