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polysyllable vs sesquipedalia

sesquipedalia vs polysyllable

polysyllable and sesquipedalia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
polysyllable Yes No No No
sesquipedalia Yes No No No
As nouns, sesquipedalia is a hyponym of polysyllable; that is, sesquipedalia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than polysyllable:
  • polysyllable: a word of more than three syllables
  • sesquipedalia: a very long word (a foot and a half long)
Other hyponyms of polysyllable include jawbreaker, sesquipedalian.
polysyllable (noun) sesquipedalia (noun)
a word of more than three syllables a very long word (a foot and a half long)
Difference between polysyllable and sesquipedalia

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