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    What is the longest word in the Oxford Dictionary?

    Question #75940. Asked by arul94. (Feb 16 07 11:47 AM)


    strightOG

    		PNEUMONO­ULTRA­MICRO­SCOPIC­SILICO­VOLCANO­CONIOSIS- a lung disease caused by breathing in particles of siliceous volcanic dust.

    Feb 16 07, 12:18 PM
    MandyL

    		pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (30 letters)

    http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwords/longestword

    Feb 16 07, 12:32 PM

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