释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ses•qui•pe•da•li•an (ses′kwi pi dā′lē ən, -dāl′yən),USA pronunciation adj. Also, ses•quip•e•dal (ses kwip′i dl).USA pronunciation - given to using long words.
- (of a word) containing many syllables.
n. - a sesquipedalian word.
- Latin sēsquipedālis measuring a foot and a half (see sesqui-, pedal) + -an
- 1605–15;
ses•qui•pe•dal•i•ty (ses′kwi pi dal′i tē),USA pronunciation ses′qui•pe•da′li•an•ism, ses•quip•e•dal•ism (ses kwip′i dl iz′əm, -kwi pēd′l iz′əm),USA pronunciation n. |