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What is the longest word in English?
short by Anmol Sharma / on Tuesday, 10 September, 2024
The longest word in English language is "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis". The definition of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is a lung disease caused by inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust. As per reports, the word was coined around 1935 by Everett Smith, who at the time was the president of The National Puzzlers’ League.
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