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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
floccinaucinihilipilification /ˌflɒksɪˌnɔːsɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

▶noun rare the action or habit of estimating something as worthless.

– origin C18: from L. flocci, nauci, nihili, pili (words meaning ‘at little value’) + -fication.

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