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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.'
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The longest word to appear in an English dictionary is:
= Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcano = = coniosis =
[ \'nju:mEnEu ,vltrE-,maikrEs\' kCpik\'silikEvCl\'keinEu kEuni\'Eusis ]
The biggest word in the dictionary is pnuemonoultramicroscopicsilicovalcanoconeosis and it means the disease black lung.
A person can get it by inhaling volcanic ash. Miners get it the most.
pneumonoultramicroscopicsiliconvolcanoconiosis appears as the longest word in several dictionaries. "Silicosis" means the same thing. The OED lists the word as factitious, created in this case to be the longest word.
the biggest word i know is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis and it is a disease you get from inhaling too much volcanic ash, also known as Black Lung disease.
The longest English word is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. It has 45 letters and is the name of a lung disease.
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Is the word dictionary an antonym for the word book?
No, dictionary and book have no antonyms.
What is a sentence for dictionary?
When he realised that he wasn't sure of the word's meaning, he decided to check the dictionary.
How do you spell dictnary?
The word is spelled dictionary.
Which word comes first diction or dictionary?
Dictionary there is an A
What part of speech is the word dictionary?
Dictionary is a noun.
Which is the world's biggest word in English dictionary?
The biggest word in English is " floccinaucinihilipilification" total 29Character
What is the biggest word in the dictionary that doesn't use any letters twice?
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What is the world's biggest word in English dictionary?
Ans is "floccinaucinihilipilification" 29 character
What is the possessive form of the word dictionary?
The possessive form of the word "dictionary" is "dictionary's."
What is the biggest dictionary definition?
antidisestablishmentariunism
Can you add a word in the dictionary in Microsoft Excel?
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Is the word pickle in the dictionary?
The word pickle is in the dictionary online and in the book dictionary
What is the dictionary form of the word do?
The dictionary form of the word "do" is "do".
Is this word llomew in the dictionary?
No, the word "llomew" is not found in the dictionary. It may be a misspelling or a made-up word.
What is the biggest number in the dictionary?
google is the biggest number in the world and google is a real number
What is the biggest word in the dictionary?
PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS = a lung disease caused by breathing in particles of siliceous volcanic dust. This is the longest word in any English dictionary. However, it was coined by Everett Smith, the President of The National Puzzlers' League, in 1935 purely for the purpose of inventing a new "longest word". The Oxford English Dictionary described the word as factitious. Nevertheless it also appears in the Webster's, Random House, andChambers dictionaries.
What word is printed on top of the dictionary?
Typically, the word "Dictionary" is printed on the top of a dictionary cover.
