SESQUIPEDALITY

sesquipedality

(noun) using long words

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sesquipedality (countable and uncountable, plural sesquipedalities)

An instance or condition of being sesquipedalian.

Source: Wiktionary


Ses`qui*pe*dal"i*ty, n.

1. The quality or condition of being sesquipedal. Sterne.

2. The use of sesquipedalian words; style characterized by the use of long words; sesquipedalism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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