sesquĭ-pēs

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• sesquipedal — ses·quip·e·dal (sĕ skwĭpʹĭ dl) adj. Sesquipedalian.   [Latin sēsquipedālis, of a foot and a half in length : sēsqui , sesqui + pēs, ped , foot; See ped . * * * …   Universalium

• sesquipedalian — [ˌsɛskwɪpɪ deɪlɪən] adjective formal (of a word) polysyllabic; long. ↘characterized by long words; long winded. Origin C17: from L. sesquipedalis a foot and a half long , from sesqui (see sesqui ) + pes, ped foot …   English new terms dictionary

• sesquipedalian — [seskwip′ə dəlses΄kwi pə dā′lē ən, ses΄kwipə dāl′yən] adj. [< L sesquipedalis, of a foot and a half < sesqui (see SESQUI ) + pedalis < pes (gen. pedis), a FOOT] 1. measuring a foot and a half 2. very long: said of words 3. using, or… …   English World dictionary

• sesquipedalian — adjective Etymology: Latin sesquipedalis, literally, a foot and a half long, from sesqui + ped , pes foot more at foot Date: 1656 1. having many syllables ; long < sesquipedalian terms > 2. given to or characterized by the use of long words < a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sesquipedalian — [17] Sesquipedalian means etymologically ‘a foot and a half long’. Its use in English was inspired by the Roman poet Horace’s phrase sesquipedalia verba, literally ‘words a foot and a half long’, hence ‘preposterously long words that sound… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• sesquipedalian — 1610s, from L. sesquipedalia verba words a foot and a half long, in Horace s Ars Poetica (97), nicely illustrating the thing he is criticizing, from sesqui half as much again (see SESQUICENTENNIAL (Cf. sesquicentennial)) + pes foot (see FOOT (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

• fin — I. La Fin de quelque chose que ce soit, Meta, Finis, Terminus. La fin et issue de quelque chose, Euentus, Exitus. La fin de tout, c est la mort, Extremum omnium mors. La fin d un propos, Exitus orationis. La cause et fin finale pourquoy on a… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

• sesquipedalian — [17] Sesquipedalian means etymologically ‘a foot and a half long’. Its use in English was inspired by the Roman poet Horace’s phrase sesquipedalia verba, literally ‘words a foot and a half long’, hence ‘preposterously long words that sound… …   Word origins

• ses|qui|pe|da|li|an — «SEHS kwih puh DAY lee uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. very long; containing many syllables. 2. using or given to using long words: »The words gathered size like snowballs, and towards the end of her letter Miss Jenkyns used to become quite… …   Useful english dictionary