sesquipedale

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin sesquipedālis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /se.skwi.peˈda.le/
  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Hyphenation: se‧squi‧pe‧dà‧le

Adjective

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sesquipedale (plural sesquipedali)

  1. sesquipedal, sesquipedalian
  2. enormous, immeasurable
    Synonyms: enorme, gigantesco, mastodontico, smisurato
    Antonyms: insignificante, irrilevante, lieve, trascurabile

Latin

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Adjective

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sēsquipedāle

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of sēsquipedālis
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