the longest word
i have read that the longest word in any of the major english language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. a word of medical origin, it is defined in wikipedia as a a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, causing inflammation in the lungs – simply, it is a condition called as silicosis.
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- July 26, 2009 / 8:17 AM
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