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[–] marcela@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

iirc it is the longest word in English language, as this example demonstrates

Antidisestablishmentarianism (/ˌæntidɪsɪˌstæblɪʃmənˈtɛəriənɪzəm/, US also /ˌæntaɪ-/)

like, even the ipa nerds wouldn't bother to spell it out a second time, lol

[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago

We still have pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

or we have the chemical name for tintin https://cw39.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/longest-word.pdf

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

It's the longest memorable word