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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

(noun) A lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica or quartz dust
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Abe: Welcome home, Son. I broke two lamps and lost all your mail. What's wrong with your wife?
Homer: Never mind, you wouldn't understand.
Abe: Flu?
Homer: No.
Abe: Protein deficiency?
Homer: No.
Abe: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?
Homer: No.
Abe: Unsatisfying sex life?
Homer: N -- yes!
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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

The definition of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica dust.

That why pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is not a laughing matter.
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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

The longest word in the english language. It's a lung disease caused by inhalation of fine silica dust usually found in volcanos.
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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

a word that only exists to prove how humanity is fucking shit at naming things
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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

A factitious word alleged to mean "a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust" but occurring chiefly as an instance of a very long word. (Definition retrieved from Oxford English Dictionary)
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is notable for causing respiratory problems as well as unnecessary fatigue and frustration at spelling bees.
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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

A type of lung disease caused by breathing in silica dust.

The longest word in the oxford dictionary.
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by Ebony Chalk December 26, 2008
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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

1) The longest word in the english language
2) A lung disease one gets from tiny dust particles found in volcanoes
1)After I visited the volcano, the doctor said I had pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
by Tal0n December 6, 2003
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