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sesquipedalian /ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən/
▶adjective formal (of a word) polysyllabic; long.
■ characterized by long words; long-winded.
– origin C17: from L. sesquipedalis ‘a foot and a half long’, from sesqui- (see sesqui-) + pes, ped- ‘foot’.
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