zenzizenzizenzic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Usage notes

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: zěn-zĭ-zěn-zĭ-zěn'zĭk, IPA: /zɛnzɪzɛnzɪˈzɛnzɪk/, SAMPA: /zEnzIzEnzI"zEnzIk/

[edit] Etymology

derived from zenzic "square of a number"

[edit] Adjective

zenzizenzizenzic (no comparative or superlative)

1. (rare, obsolete) Raised to the eighth power.

[edit] Noun

zenzizenzizenzic (uncountable)

1. (rare, obsolete) The eighth power of a number.

[edit] Usage notes

Zenzizenzizenzic is known to have been used only once in publication in Robert Recorde's The Whetstone of Wit.

According to the Phrontistery it is the only word in the English language with six Zs.