Antidisestablishmentarianism is said to be the longest word in the English language. What does it mean?

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antidisestablishmentarianism Part of Speech: noun Definition: originally, opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England, now opposition to the belief that there should no longer be an official church in a country Example: When people are asked for the longest word they know, they often say antidisestablishmentarianism. Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.7) Copyright © 2003-2008 Lexico Publishing Group, LLC http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/antidisestablishmentarianism [Added reference link - McG] Jun 09 06, 9:19 PM

lanfranco

See Q#64311. Bloomsby gave a good answer and a reference site. http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question64311.html Jun 10 06, 1:18 PM

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