Longest word in Spanish
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The longest word
in the Spanish language
has been debated over for a long time, as is the case with the longest word in English
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The adverb superextraordinarísimamente (extremely superextraordinarily) (supeɾekstɾaorðinaˈɾisimo) at 27 letters, is often considered to be the longest in the Spanish language. However, the status of this word has been challenged for lack of popular use. The 24-letter word electroencefalografistas (electroencephalographists) has been cited as the longest Spanish word in actual use. The 23-letter words esternocleidomastoideo (sternocleidomastoid) and "anticonstitucionally" are two of the longest words in the Spanish language, though the latter was removed from the Real Academia Española's dictionary in 2005.
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In language, a word is the smallest free form that may be uttered in isolation with semantic or pragmatic content . This contrasts with a morpheme, which is the smallest unit of meaning but will not necessarily stand on its own...
in the Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
has been debated over for a long time, as is the case with the longest word in English
Longest word in English
The identity of the longest word in English depends upon the definition of what constitutes a word in the English language, as well as how length should be compared...
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The adverb superextraordinarísimamente (extremely superextraordinarily) (supeɾekstɾaorðinaˈɾisimo) at 27 letters, is often considered to be the longest in the Spanish language. However, the status of this word has been challenged for lack of popular use. The 24-letter word electroencefalografistas (electroencephalographists) has been cited as the longest Spanish word in actual use. The 23-letter words esternocleidomastoideo (sternocleidomastoid) and "anticonstitucionally" are two of the longest words in the Spanish language, though the latter was removed from the Real Academia Española's dictionary in 2005.