pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
A disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles…A disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano.
» Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word in the dictionary with 45 letters.
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1 senses(nonce word, uncountable)A disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano.
Quarzstaublunge, Quarzstaublungenkrankheit, Silikose
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4 sentencesPneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word in the dictionary with 45 letters.
"Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis" is one of the biggest words in the English language.
de„Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis“ ist eines der längsten Wörter der englischen Sprache. — Vortarulo
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is a long word.
"Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis!" said Tom, answering the question of which word is the longest in the English dictionary.
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable