Oh... other blogs. This particular pearl I found on Studeo.
ses·qui·pe·da·li·an –adjective Also, ses·quip·e·dal 1.given to using long words. 2.(of a word) containing many syllables. –noun 3.a sesquipedalian word.
What I've never figured out is why they bothered to invent an abbreviated form - 'sesquipedal' is hardly in the spirit of the word:)
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How do you run into all these quizes? I don't quite qualify for this one, but I'm very curious!
Oh! And what does sesquipadalian mean?
Oh... other blogs. This particular pearl I found on Studeo.
ses·qui·pe·da·li·an
–adjective Also, ses·quip·e·dal
1.given to using long words.
2.(of a word) containing many syllables.
–noun
3.a sesquipedalian word.
What I've never figured out is why they bothered to invent an abbreviated form - 'sesquipedal' is hardly in the spirit of the word:)
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