floccinaucinihilipilification
[ flok-suh-naw-suh-nahy-hil-uh-pil-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]
/ ˌflɒk səˌnɔ səˌnaɪ hɪl əˌpɪl ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
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noun
Rare. the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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Origin of floccinaucinihilipilification
1735–45; <Latin floccī + naucī + nihilī + pilī all meaning “of little or no value, trifling” + -fication
Words nearby floccinaucinihilipilification
float valve, floaty, flob, floc, floccillation, floccinaucinihilipilification, floccose, flocculant, floccular, flocculate, flocculation
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