Sesquipedality

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sesquipedality \Ses`qui*pe*dal"i*ty\, n.
     1. The quality or condition of being sesquipedal. --Sterne.
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     2. The use of sesquipedalian words; style characterized by
        the use of long words; sesquipedalism.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sesquipedality
       n : using long words