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sesquipedalia vs polysyllabic word

polysyllabic word vs sesquipedalia

sesquipedalia and polysyllabic word both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sesquipedalia Yes No No No
polysyllabic word Yes No No No
As nouns, polysyllabic word is a hypernym of sesquipedalia; that is, polysyllabic word is a word with a broader meaning than sesquipedalia:
  • sesquipedalia: a very long word (a foot and a half long)
  • polysyllabic word: a word of more than three syllables
Other hypernyms of sesquipedalia include polysyllable.
sesquipedalia (noun) polysyllabic word (noun)
a very long word (a foot and a half long) a word of more than three syllables
Difference between sesquipedalia and polysyllabic word

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