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sesquipedalian

C2 noun

sesquipedalian /ˌsɛs.kwɪ.pɪˈdeɪ.lɪ.ən/ nghĩa là từ dài

Các nghĩa

  1. từ dài

    A long word.

    ‘Sometimes we converse in ballad-rhymes, sometimes in Johnsonian sesquipedalians; at tea we condescend to riddles and charades.’

  2. người hay dùng từ dài

    A person who uses long words.

    Word-watchers, verbivores, and sesquipedalians love a challenge.

    ‘What sort of writer is the English professor looking for?’ / ‘He wants a sesquipedalian, of course.’

    Don’t be a sesquipedalian! / Yes, you guessed right. A sesquipedalian is a person who enjoys long words.

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