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sesquipedalian vs sesquipedalia

sesquipedalia vs sesquipedalian

sesquipedalian and sesquipedalia both are nouns.

sesquipedalian is an adjective but sesquipedalia is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sesquipedalian Yes Yes No No
sesquipedalia Yes No No No
As nouns, sesquipedalian and sesquipedalia are synonyms defined as:
  • sesquipedalian and sesquipedalia: a very long word (a foot and a half long)
sesquipedalian (noun) sesquipedalia (noun)
a very long word (a foot and a half long) a very long word (a foot and a half long)
sesquipedalian (adjective) sesquipedalia (adjective)
(of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
given to the overuse of long words
Difference between sesquipedalian and sesquipedalia

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