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   Rod Gonzalez said, 4 months ago

   Actually the longest word is -

   ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM

   - Being against those against the Establishment.
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   simpsonfan2 said, 4 months ago

   hey, it’s a perfectly cromulent word.
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   thebird55 said, 4 months ago

   Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. (I used to know how to spell it, but had to Google it that time.)
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   luvcmx said, 4 months ago

   Buloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooney
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   finale said, 4 months ago

   “Fine”
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   brightr1 said, 4 months ago

   Yea
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   Saucy1121 said, 4 months ago

   Smiles – because there is a mile between the 2 esses.
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   Stephen Gilberg said, 4 months ago

   It all depends which dictionary you consult. Some are more lenient than others.
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   Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago

   @Rod Gonzalez

   Which means they are for the Establishment.
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago

    @thebird55

    But what does “Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis” signify? You should know to have the definition with the word at all times. It is a disease meaning——
    

    
    Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is, according to the _Oxford English Dictionary, _"a factitious word alleged to mean ‘a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, causing inflammation in the lungs.’"¹ A condition meeting the word’s definition is normally called silicosis.
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago

    @thebird55

    This is how Germans build new words, they tack on all aspects of it and get long trains. We don’t need to do that in most cases.
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    thebird55 said, 4 months ago

    @Night-Gaunt49

    It was late and I was being lazy. I didn’t feel like taking the time to explain that it can be debated as to whether it is an accepted word, or not. As Stephen Gilberg pointed out, different sources have different opinions. I think it is a fine example of the same word class (as pointed out in today’s strip) as floccinaucinihilipilification.
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    LukeJavan8 said, 4 months ago

    For decades this has been my favorite word.
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    LukeJavan8 said, 4 months ago

    Flaucci, that is.
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    CougarAllen said, 4 months ago

    Mary Poppins had the longest song title …
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThBhL-R58UI
    

    
    -Cougar :{)
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