What is the meaning of Sesquipedalian?

(a.) Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long words.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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APAWebster's. (2011). sesquipedalian. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/sesquipedalian/definitions/2060813
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MLAWebster's. "sesquipedalian" 28 May 2011. Web. 26 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/sesquipedalian/definitions/2060813>
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