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sesquipedal

adj

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sesquipedalis; equivalent to sesqui- (“one and a half”) + pedal (“foot, of the foot”).

  1. borrowed from sesquipedalis

Definitions

  1. Measuring or containing a foot and a half.

  2. A long word.

The neighborhood

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