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sesquipedalians

sesquipedalians is the plural of sesquipedalian.

Meaning of sesquipedalian

Noun

sesquipedalian (plural sesquipedalians)

  1. A long word.
    • “The fine old fellow,” as a Northern contemporary of ours patronizingly calls him, certainly rolled out his sesquipedalians with a majesty previously unknown, and gave a fine organ-like swell to his full-blow periods;1830, On the Art of Rising in Prose The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, part 2, v. 29, Henry Colburn and Co., page: 162
    Synonyms:
    sesquipedal
  2. A person who uses long words.
    • Word-watchers, verbivores, and sesquipedalians love a challenge.2008, Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, Oxford University Press, page: 106

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Questions about sesquipedalians

What is sesquipedalians the plural of?
Sesquipedalians is the plural of sesquipedalian.

Words near sesquipedalians in the dictionary

  1. sesquipedalian
  2. sesquipedalianism
  3. sesquipedalianisms
  4. sesquipedalianist
  5. sesquipedalianists
  6. sesquipedalians
  7. sesquipedalism
  8. sesquipedalities
  9. sesquipedality
  10. sesquipedalophobia
  11. sesquipedals

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