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Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Dbestmax(m): 1:25pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
I've seen situations where people manufacture their own words as the longest dictionary word deceiving others. What is the longest English word? The longest words in Oxford Dictionaries Online are: antidisestablishmentarianism - opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England - 28 letters floccinaucinihilipilification - the estimation of something as worthless - 29 letters pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - a supposed lung disease - 45 letters You're unlikely to come across these words in genuine use: they're generally just provided as answers to questions about the longest words in the English language. In terms of sheer size, however, the longest word to be found in Britain is the Welsh place name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. For obvious reasons, it's usually abbreviated to Llanfair PG. The 20-volume historical Oxford English Dictionary includes other very long words, most of which are highly technical. These include: otorhinolaryngological - 22 letters immunoelectrophoretically - 25 letters psychophysicotherapeutics - 25 letters thyroparathyroidectomized - 25 letters pneumoencephalographically - 26 letters radioimmunoelectrophoresis - 26 letters psychoneuroendocrinological - 27 letters hepaticocholangiogastrostomy - 28 letters spectrophotofluorometrically - 28 letters pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism - 30 letters People sometimes ask whether a DNA string can be considered as the longest English word, given that they can run to many thousands of letters. The answer is no: they're regarded as chemical names rather than genuine words in the sense of meaningful items of vocabulary. The same is true of the formal names of chemical compounds. These can be almost unlimited in length (for example, aminoheptafluorocyclotetraphosphonitrile, 40 letters) and many contain numerals, Roman and Greek letters, and other symbols, as well as ordinary letters. We don't tend to regard these terms as proper 'words'. |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by ayukdaboss(m): 1:39pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
Wetin concern agbuero with overload? 1 Like |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Ruq: 3:02pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay (51) this is cool. 1 Like |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Makamuanwuo(m): 3:05pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
antimonophotogeographicationalistism (37) 2 Likes |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by EddyNumerouno(m): 3:29pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
Lol, play one of these words in scrabble...#Gbam 1 Like |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Aidy97(f): 3:37pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
EddyNumerouno: Lol, play one of these words in scrabble...#GbamNot posibl |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Nobody: 4:01pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
Naa. The longest word is SMILE cos it has a mile between the 1st and last letter. 1 Like |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Nobody: 5:13pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
The muscle with the longest name in human body is 'LEVATOBUSUTERIO-RIORISALEOUUENASI count it ... |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by pfijacobs(m): 5:14pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
Idontireforalldeseyeyeoyibopipulweydeytryconfuseusjaremakeweformourownlongestword. That's d ORiGINAL longest word 9 Likes |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Nobody: 5:17pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
pfijacobs: Idontireforalldeseyeyeoyibopipulweydeytryconfuseusjaremakeweformourownlongestword. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahqhahahahahahahahahah.........infinity ..(this d longest ) .lolz such a funny dude . |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by priscaoge(f): 5:17pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
@OP pls make a sentence with this word 'hepaticocholangiogastrostomy' |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by ashewopeckas(f): 6:10pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
These are words or hashtags? #whatkindofrubbisharetheytryingtotelluswiththisbullshitinthispost 1 Like |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Dbestmax(m): 6:11pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
benbuks: The muscle with the longest name in human bodyOga shey na 4 ur prick d bone dey bah |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Dbestmax(m): 6:17pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
priscaoge: @OP pls make a sentence with this word 'hepaticocholangiogastrostomy'PriscaOge and her boyfriend have hepaticocholangiogastrostomy. Lol 1 Like |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Nobody: 6:27pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
Dbestmax: something like that. .# check the net to verify . |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by priscaoge(f): 6:32pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
Dbestmax:Lmao! Dbestmax is a hepaticocholangiogastrostomy |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by jossy1luv(f): 7:05pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
Anti-disestablishmentarialism............don't know if its found in the oxford dictionary though |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Nobody: 7:28pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
Is it just me or are most of the words in-line with medicine? |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Dbestmax(m): 8:09pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
benbuks:Alrite. |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Dbestmax(m): 8:16pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
priscaoge:Lol..shey na Sentence u need..Very soon person go speak d one wey go scatter Nairaland server..Ah no dey o |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by ellagal(f): 8:19pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
Damn!! I swear I no fit pronounce some of those words.. Nawa o 1 Like |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Dbestmax(m): 8:21pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
jossy1luv: Anti-disestablishmentarialism............don't know if its found in the oxford dictionary thoughGet complete Edition |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Karleb(m): 8:26pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
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Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by rattlesnake(m): 8:44pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
Abdallahabdallah Afghanistan 1 Like |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Pennywise(m): 8:48pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
Hyperpolysilesisquipedilinialism used to be the longest. It means excessive use of grandiloquent English. I got myself at least one gf those days just rattling it off. |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Nobody: 10:01pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
Can it be used in a sentence? If no,I see no need for it. |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Yemlizzy(f): 10:07pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
Hehehehe....interesting |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by AshleyBorha(f): 12:14am On Jul 22, 2014 |
jossy1luv: Anti-disestablishmentarialism............don't know if its found in the oxford dictionary thoughAboki don use ur own do suya |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by LikeTheWind(m): 12:46am On Jul 22, 2014 |
Honourable Patrick should not be allowed to view this thread!!! It will be sadonic! |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Kinkale(m): 1:10am On Jul 22, 2014 |
Okay! D longest and most complicated word ever known 2 mankind is... NIGERIA |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Ellidude(m): 1:29am On Jul 22, 2014 |
The longest word which ever existed is the name of a Mitochondrial DNA. But here's another one. Acetylseryltyrosylserylisol...serine|Acetyl seryltyrosylserylisoleucylthreonylseryl prolylserylglutaminylphenylalanylvalyl phenylalanylleucylserylserylvalyl tryptophylalanylaspartylprolylisoleucyl glutamylleucylleucylasparaginylvalyl cysteinylthreonylserylserylleucylglycyl asparaginylglutaminylphenylalanyl glutaminylthreonylglutaminylglutaminyl alanylarginylthreonylthreonylglutaminyl valylglutaminylglutaminylphenylalanyl serylglutaminylvalyltryptophyllysylprolyl phenylalanylprolylglutaminylserylthreonyl valylarginylphenylalanylprolylglycyl aspartylvalyltyrosyllysylvalyltyrosyl arginyltyrosylasparaginylalanylvalylleucyl aspartylprolylleucylisoleucylthreonylalanyl leucylleucylglycylthreonylphenylalanyl aspartylthreonylarginylasparaginylarginyl isoleucylisoleucylglutamylvalylglutamyl asparaginylglutaminylglutaminylserylprolyl threonylthreonylalanylglutamylthreonyl leucylaspartylalanylthreonylarginylarginyl valylaspartylaspartylalanylthreonylvalyl alanylisoleucylarginylserylalanyl asparaginylisoleucylasparaginylleucylvalyl asparaginylglutamylleucylvalylarginyl glycylthreonylglycylleucyltyrosyl asparaginylglutaminylasparaginylthreonyl phenylalanylglutamylserylmethionylseryl glycylleucylvalyltryptophylthreonylseryl alanylprolylalanylserine |
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by b3llo(m): 2:15am On Jul 22, 2014 |
Ellidude: The longest word which ever existed is the name of a Mitochondrial DNA. But here's another one.Must you tell the world that you are a Biochemistry student? |
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