What is the longest English word?
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Word Letters Characteristics Dispute
Methionylthreonylthreonyl...isoleucine 189,819 Chemical name of the largest known protein Technical; not in dictionary; disputed whether it is a word
Lopado...pterygon 183 Longest word coined by a major author[1] Coined; not in dictionary; Greek transliteration
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis 45 Longest word in a major dictionary[2] Technical; coined to be the longest word
Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism 30 Longest non-coined word in a major dictionary[3] Technical
Floccinaucinihilipilification 29 Longest nontechnical word Coined
Antidisestablishmentarianism 28 Longest non-coined and nontechnical word
Honorificabilitudinitatibus 27 Longest word in Shakespeare's works
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Enjoy the videos!
Antidisestablishmentarianism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv2_rSCnBQQ
floccinaucinihilipilification
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMrk9ea1m0g
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52CEeDavgaU
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..I believe it wins for most syllables too.
PS: Good call on Shakespeare DrMatt ;)
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Agreed... And we all know NONE of what Shakespeare writes would be consider "words"...
Oy! I beg your pardon!!!
:)
I vote for Antidisestablishmentarianism