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noun
An instance or condition of being sesquipedalian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
using long words
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: expressive style, style
History
Etymology tree English sesquipedal Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English sesquipedality From sesquipedal + -ity.
