"supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌsuːpəˌkælɨˌfɹæd͡ʒɨˌlɪstɪkˌɛkspɪˌælɨˈdəʊʃəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsupɚˌkælɪ̈ˌfɹæd͡ʒɪ̈ˌlɪstɪkˌɛkspiˌælɪ̈ˈdoʊʃəs/ [General-American] Audio: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.ogg [UK], En-us-supercala.ogg [US]
enPR: so͞o'pər-kăl'ĭ-fră'jĭ-lĭs'tĭk-ĕk'spē-ăl'ĭ-dōʹshəs Rhymes: -əʊʃəs Etymology: First attested in the 1940s, it was made famous by its use in a song of the same title in the movie Mary Poppins (1964), by songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman. Derived from Latin super (“beyond”) + calor (“heat”) + fragilis (“delicacy”) + expiātiō (“satisfaction”) + doceō (“teach”) + -ous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{compound|la|super|calor|fragilis|expiātiō|doceō|nocat=1|t1=beyond|t2=heat|t3=delicacy|t4=satisfaction|t5=teach}} super (“beyond”) + calor (“heat”) + fragilis (“delicacy”) + expiātiō (“satisfaction”) + doceō (“teach”), {{m|en|-ous}} -ous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (not comparable)
  1. (humorous) Fantastic, very wonderful Wikipedia link: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Tags: humorous, not-comparable Derived forms: supercalifragilistic, supercalifragilisticexpialidociously, supercalifragilisticexpialidociousness Related terms: antidisestablishmentarianism, floccinaucinihilipilification, dacryocystorhinostomy, hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis Translations (supercalifragilisticexpialidocious): superoptihupilystivekkuloistokainen (Finnish), supercalifragilisticexpialigetisch (German), superkalifragilistisch expiallegorisch (German), supercalifragilistichespiralidoso (Italian), supercalifragilisticoexpialidoso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-supercalifragilisticexpialidocious-en-adj-AvPWEdGS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Long English words

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