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Apr 29, 2003 17:33
Ahoihoi. I'm new and I bring gifts, or, more precisely, a gift:
Sesquipedalian
n. A long word.
adj.
1. Given to use of long words.
2. Long and ponderous; polysyllabic.
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spinooti
April 29 2003, 21:44:22 UTC
Very nice! Welcome to the community!
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cptrandom
April 30 2003, 08:13:01 UTC
Due to the fact that I don't know of any 14+ letter words that mean something along the lines of "thanks. good to be here", I'll just settle for: Thanks, good to be here.
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nalesse
May 17 2003, 16:49:25 UTC
The roots of this word are rather unique.
Literally it means "one and a half feet"
Sesqui - One and a half
Ped - Foot.
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Literally it means "one and a half feet"
Sesqui - One and a half
Ped - Foot.
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