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Meaning of sesquipedality | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdæləti

Definitions

An instance or condition of being sesquipedalian.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“Imagine to yourſelf a little, ſquat, uncourtly figure of a Doctor Slop, of about four feet and a half perpendicular height, with a breadth of back, and a ſeſquipedality of belly, which might have done honour to a ſerjeant in the horſe-guards.”

CEFR level

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