What does sesquipedalia mean?
Definitions for sesquipedalia
sesquipedali·a
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Princeton's WordNet
sesquipedalian, sesquipedalianoun
a very long word (a foot and a half long)
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sesquipedalia
Sesquipedalia generally refers to the use of long words or phrases, particularly those that are overly complex or unnecessarily obscure; it's the practice of using 'big words' or a poly-syllabic vocabulary. Derived from the Latin phrase "sesquipedalia verba", it literally translates to words "a foot and a half long".
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Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sesquipedalia in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sesquipedalia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Translations for sesquipedalia
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- sesquipedaliaArabic
- sesquipedaliaCzech
- sesquipedaliaDanish
- SesquipedaliaGerman
- σεσουπιδαλίαGreek
- sesquipedaliaEsperanto
- sesquipedaliaSpanish
- sesquipedaliaPersian
- sesquipedaliaFinnish
- sesquipedaliaFrench
- sesquipedaliaIrish
- SesquipedaliaHindi
- sesquipedaliaHungarian
- sesquipedaliaArmenian
- sesquipedaliaIndonesian
- sesquipedaliaItalian
- sesquipedaliaHebrew
- sesquipedaliaJapanese
- sesquipedaliaKannada
- SesquipedaliaKorean
- sesquipedaliaLatin
- sesquipedaliaDutch
- sesquipedaliaNorwegian
- sesquipedaliaPolish
- sesquipedaliaPortuguese
- sesquipedaliaRomanian
- сесквипедалияRussian
- sesquipedaliaSwedish
- sesquipedaliaTamil
- sesquipedaliaTelugu
- เซสกิปดาเลียThai
- SesquipedaliaTurkish
- сесквіпедаліїUkrainian
- sesquipedaliaUrdu
- sesquipedaliaVietnamese
- סעסקוויפּעדאַליאַYiddish
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