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Buzznet Word Of The Day: Sesquipedalian

Pronounced: Exactly as it sounds, duh (ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uhn)
Definition: Given to using long words (literally: words a foot-and-a-half long); containing many syllables.

Bad Religion's sesquipedalian lyrics belie the simplicity of the message contained within their music.

Also, this video features a truly sesquipedalian speaker:

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Posted on 02/12/2008 12:14 PM

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	filippelly: 02/12/2008 7:34 PM Literary analyzers would call this erudite vocabulary, "Clutter". XD
	Ikky-ikky-arriba!: 02/12/2008 10:45 PM I love this word. Sad thing is I have friends who use it as part of their everyday vocab
	atilla: 02/14/2008 11:10 AM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfu7Sr50N7U&eur l=http://lj-toys.com/?journalid=8676168&module id=19&auth_token=sessionless:1203015600:embedc ontent:8676168%2 Yeah check out that creepy scientology video. It makes even less sense!