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sesquipedal

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1. a. Alt. of Sesquipedalian Source: opted
2. Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long words. Source: webster
3. a. Alt. of Sesquipedalian Source: ecdict

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sesquipedalian alt applied containing foot half humorously long measuring pygmy sometimes words

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