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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sesquipedalis; equivalent to sesqui- (“one and a half”) + pedal (“foot, of the foot”).
Adjective
sesquipedal (not comparable)
- Measuring or containing a foot and a half.
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Noun
sesquipedal (plural sesquipedals)
- A long word.
- Synonym: sesquipedalian
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Spanish
Adjective
sesquipedal m or f (masculine and feminine plural sesquipedales)
- sesquipedalian
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