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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

noun • a hypothetical, invented disease of the lungs, caused by inhaling mineral or metallic dust, such as silicon and quartzite, over a long period of time.

Notes: This is the longest word ever to appear in a major English dictionary.

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   ha I remember this...from like the fourth grade, it was extra credit! I spelled it like...

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   course definition) of this word when I was like, 7 years old. I wanted to one-up fellow 3rd graders who thought

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    english language

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    I learned about this word in 3rd grade. It was extra credit on one...our spelling tests....

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    I wanted to post...language. But that was before I found out just how much space 189,819...

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    wow it takes like...minute to say it

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