Monday, November 26, 2012

45

The longest word to appear in an English language dictionary is

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis 

which is a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, causing inflammation in the lungs.  It has 45 letters.

 

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  1. Don NaffDecember 2, 2012 at 6:41 PM

    Beats the heck out of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, at least in length. But it doesn't have its own song. :)

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