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- SESQUIPEDALIAN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of SESQUIPEDALIAN is having many syllables : long How to use sesquipedalian in a sentence Did you know?
- Definition and Examples of Sesquipedalian - Literary Devices
It is a stylistic device, defined as the use of words that are very long and have several syllables In other words, sesquipedalian writing or speech involves the overuse of long syllabic (multisyllabic) words, or excessive use of extraordinarily long words
- sesquipedalian, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
Sesquipedalian words (verba sesquipedalia) used by Horace for great, stout, and lofty words; words that are very long, consisting of many Syllables Noddle puzling sesquepedalian words Finding one of his sesquipedalian words hang fire A set of sesquipedalian exclamations
- sesquipedalianism - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
sesquipedalianism (countable and uncountable, plural sesquipedalianisms) (uncountable) The practice of using long, sometimes obscure, words in speech or writing
- What Is Sesquipedalianism? - Language Humanities
Sesquipedalianism is a literary term for the extravagant use of exceedingly long words “Sesquipedalian” literally means “words that are a foot and a half long ” It is a form of self-referential language joke, as the word “sesquipedalianism” is itself a very long word
- SESQUIPEDALIAN definition | Cambridge English Dictionary
SESQUIPEDALIAN meaning: 1 (of a word) long: 2 (of a person or their language) using too many long words: 3 a long word… Learn more
- Sesquipedalianism - Definition, Usage Quiz | UltimateLexicon. com
Sesquipedalianism (noun) refers to the practice or tendency of using long, polysyllabic words in speech or writing It generally implies, often in a humorous or critical manner, the use of overly complex language that may be considered unnecessary or pretentious
- Sesquipedalianism Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
Sesquipedalianism definition: (uncountable) The practice of using long , sometimes obscure , words in speech or writing
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