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Definition sesquipedalian
Etymology
sesquipedal + -ian (adjective- and noun-forming suffix), root from Latin sesquipedalis (literally �a foot and a half long�), from Latin s?squi (�one and a half times�) + Latin ped?lis (�measuring a foot�) (form of pes (�foot�) + -alis (adjective-forming suffix)). Cognate to French sesquip�dal. First used by the Latin poet Horace in his Ars Poetica at line 97 as sesquipedalia verba ("words a foot and a half long"), considering poets� use of excessively long words.
Noun
sesquipedalian (plural sesquipedalians)
- A long word.
- A person who uses long words.
Adjective
sesquipedalian (comparative more sesquipedalian, superlative most sesquipedalian)
- (of a word or words) long; polysyllabic.
- Pertaining to or given to the use of overly long words.
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