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• Sesquipedalian

  [ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uh n, -deyl-yuh n] /ˌsɛs kwɪ pɪˈdeɪ li ən, -ˈdeɪl yən/ adjective, Also, sesquipedal [ses-kwip-i-dl] /sɛsˈkwɪp ɪ dl/ (Show IPA) 1. given to using long words. 2. (of a word) containing many syllables. noun 3. a sesquipedalian word. sesquipedalian /ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən/ adjective 1. tending to use very long words 2. (of words or expressions) long and […]

• Sesquipedalism

  [ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uh n, -deyl-yuh n] /ˌsɛs kwɪ pɪˈdeɪ li ən, -ˈdeɪl yən/ adjective, Also, sesquipedal [ses-kwip-i-dl] /sɛsˈkwɪp ɪ dl/ (Show IPA) 1. given to using long words. 2. (of a word) containing many syllables. noun 3. a sesquipedalian word. sesquipedalian /ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən/ adjective 1. tending to use very long words 2. (of words or expressions) long and […]

• Sesquipedality

  [ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uh n, -deyl-yuh n] /ˌsɛs kwɪ pɪˈdeɪ li ən, -ˈdeɪl yən/ adjective, Also, sesquipedal [ses-kwip-i-dl] /sɛsˈkwɪp ɪ dl/ (Show IPA) 1. given to using long words. 2. (of a word) containing many syllables. noun 3. a sesquipedalian word. sesquipedalian /ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən/ adjective 1. tending to use very long words 2. (of words or expressions) long and […]

• Sesquiplane

  noun, Aeronautics. 1. a biplane having one wing with not more than half the surface area of the other wing.

• Sesquiterpene

  [ses-kwi-tur-peyn] /ˌsɛs kwɪˈtɜr peɪn/ noun, Chemistry. 1. See under terpene. noun, Chemistry. 1. (originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants. 2. this class or any of its oxygenated derivatives, any hydrocarbon from the same source having the formula C 5 H 8 (hemiterpene) […]

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