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sesquipedalian adjective [ ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən ]

• (of a word) polysyllabic; long.
• "sesquipedalian surnames"
Origin: mid 17th century: from Latin sesquipedalis ‘a foot and a half long’, from sesqui- (see sesqui-) + pes, ped- ‘foot’.

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