The longest word in dictionary:
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis
An invented long word ,which contains 45 letters and found in major dictionaries, is said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust.
It refers to a lung disease caused by inhaling dust like silicon and volcanic ash particles so minute that in order to see them a microscope which exceeds the ordinary is needed.
It is considered to be the longest word in dictionary.
Origin
1930s: a word invented (probably by Everett M. Smith, president of the National Puzzlers' League) in imitation of very long medical terms.
Pronunciation:
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis/ˌnjuːmə(ʊ)nəʊˌʌltrəˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈskɒpɪkˌsɪlɪkəʊvɒlˌkeɪnəʊˌkəʊnɪˈəʊsɪs/
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis
Meaning:
1. Pneumon=lung, breathe
2. Oultra=beyond, exceeding
3. Micro=minute, small by comparison
4. Scop=watch, see
5. Ic=like, nature of
6. Silico=flint
7. Volcano=volcano
8. Koni=dust
9. Osis=disease
Source: wikipedia
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis
An invented long word ,which contains 45 letters and found in major dictionaries, is said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust.
It refers to a lung disease caused by inhaling dust like silicon and volcanic ash particles so minute that in order to see them a microscope which exceeds the ordinary is needed.
It is considered to be the longest word in dictionary.
Origin
1930s: a word invented (probably by Everett M. Smith, president of the National Puzzlers' League) in imitation of very long medical terms.
Pronunciation:
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis/ˌnjuːmə(ʊ)nəʊˌʌltrəˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈskɒpɪkˌsɪlɪkəʊvɒlˌkeɪnəʊˌkəʊnɪˈəʊsɪs/
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis
Meaning:
1. Pneumon=lung, breathe
2. Oultra=beyond, exceeding
3. Micro=minute, small by comparison
4. Scop=watch, see
5. Ic=like, nature of
6. Silico=flint
7. Volcano=volcano
8. Koni=dust
9. Osis=disease
Source: wikipedia
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