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What is the difference between sesquipedal and sesquipedalianism?

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Sesquipedal is a related term of sesquipedalianism.


As a adjective sesquipedal

is measuring or containing a foot and a half.

As a noun sesquipedalianism is

{{context|uncountable|lang=en}} the practice of using long, sometimes obscure, words in speech or writing.

sesquipedal

English

Adjective

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  • Measuring or containing a foot and a half.

    • Derived terms

    * sesquipedalian

    sesquipedalianism

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) The practice of using long, sometimes obscure, words in speech or writing.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1995, author=Michael Cart, title=From Romance to Realism, isbn=0060242892, page=257
    • , passage=His voice here is a marvelous juxtaposition of cool elegance, unaffected hipness, unabashed sesquipedalianism ("the rich bouquet of exuded sebaceousness") and swell conversational slang (...)}}
  • (countable) A very long word.

    • Related terms

    * sequi- * sesquipedal * sesquipedian * sesquipedalian

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