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Meaning of sesquipedalianism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
sɛz.kwɪ.pəˈdɛl.i.ən.ɪsm̩

Definitions

  1. The practice of using long, sometimes obscure, words in speech or writing.
    uncountable
  2. A very long word.
    countable

Examples

“His voice here is a marvelous juxtaposition of cool elegance, unaffected hipness, unabashed sesquipedalianism ("the rich bouquet of exuded sebaceousness") and swell conversational slang (...)”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

sesquipedalianist sesquipedalism sesquipedality sesquipedalophobia sesquiplane sesquiquadrate

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