"sesquipedalianism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /sɛz.kwɪ.pəˈdɛl.i.ən.ɪsm̩/ [UK], /ˌsɛskwəpəˈdeɪli.ənɪzm̩/ [US] Audio: en-us-sesquipedalianism.ogg [US] Forms: sesquipedalianisms [plural]
Etymology: Surface form analyzed as sesquipedalian + -ism, from sesqui- (“one and a half”) + pedalian (“of the foot”). From Latin sēsquipedālis (“a foot and a half long; in metaphorical use, “of an unnatural length, huge, big””), from sēsqui (“one and a half times as great”) + pedālis (“foot”). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|sesquipedalian|-ism}} sesquipedalian + -ism, {{affix|en|sesqui-|pedalian|gloss1=one and a half|gloss2=of the foot}} sesqui- (“one and a half”) + pedalian (“of the foot”), {{der|en|la|sēsquipedālis||a foot and a half long; in metaphorical use, “of an unnatural length, huge, big”}} Latin sēsquipedālis (“a foot and a half long; in metaphorical use, “of an unnatural length, huge, big””), {{m|la|sēsqui||one and a half times as great}} sēsqui (“one and a half times as great”), {{m|la|pedālis||foot}} pedālis (“foot”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sesquipedalianism (plural sesquipedalianisms)
  1. (uncountable) The practice of using long, sometimes obscure, words in speech or writing. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-sesquipedalianism-en-noun-UJb8r41C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sesqui-, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sesqui-: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 90 10
  2. (countable) A very long word. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-sesquipedalianism-en-noun-NaPlXY40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sequi-, sesquipedal, sesquipedian, sesquipedalian

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