pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- no͞o-män'ō-ŭl-trə-mī-krə-skäpʹĭk-sĭl'ē-kō-väl-kā-nō-kō-nē-ōʹsĭs (General-American)
- /ˌnjuːmə.nəʊ.ʌl.tɹə.maɪ.kɹəʊˌskɒ.pɪkˌsɪ.lɪ.kəʊ.vɒl.keɪ.nəʊ.kəʊ.niˈəʊ.sɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /nuˌmɑ.noʊ.ʌl.tɹə.maɪ.kɹoʊˈskɑ.pɪkˌsɪ.lɪ.koʊ.vɑl.kæ.noʊ.kä.niˈoʊ.sɪs/ (General-American)
- /nuˈmɑ.noʊˌʌl.tɹə.maɪ.kɹoʊˈskɑ.pɪkˈsɪ.lɪ.koʊ.vɑlˌkeɪ.noʊ.koʊ.niˈoʊ.sɪs/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *pléwmō Ancient Greek πλεύμων (pleúmōn) ▲ Ancient Greek πνέω (pnéō)influ. ▲ Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma)influ. Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. German -o- German Pneumono- Proto-Indo-European *ken-der. Ancient Greek κόνις (kónis) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. German -osis German Pneumonokoniosisbor. English pneumonoconiosis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin mīcroscopiumlbor. Italian microscopiobor. English microscope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English microscopic English ultramicroscopic Latin silex ▲ Latin -ium New Latin siliciumlbor. English silicium English -on English silicon ▲ Latin -o-bor. English -o- English silico- Cretan Ancient Greek Ϝέλχανος (Wélkhanos)der.? Latin Vulcānusbor. Italian Vulcano Italian vulcanobor. English volcano English pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis Coined by American puzzle designer and newspaper editor Everett Smith, President of the National Puzzlers' League, at their convention in 1935 as a deliberately long word. An extension of the medical term pneumonoconiosis (by surface analysis, pneumono- (“lung”) + coniosis (“disease caused by the inhalation of dust”)) with ultramicroscopic + silico- + volcano inserted between the two elements.
Meanings
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(nonce-word, uncountable) A disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano.
Regarding the lack of funding and attention do you agree that there should be parity of esteem between mental conditions such as body dysmorphia and physical conditions such as pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
2017 July 31, Michael Bryan, quotee, “Boy, 16, uses 'longest word' in Parliament”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2017:I still can't watch House M.D. and not have my mind wonder[…] Even I can fear of^([sic]) having Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis after watching it.
2011 April 28, Kurt D. Stradtman, Am I the Person My Mother Warned Me About?: A Four-year College Experience ... Only the Good Parts, Xlibris, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 90:It's either pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, or a bad cough.
2002 December 18, Pod, “Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis”, in alt.fan.scarecrow (Usenet), message-ID <iHSL9.2091$h43.295898@stones>:I say that it must be the silica dust That we breathed through our mouths and our noses That brought pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
1998 August 27, Smokey, “Lament for a Lung Disease”, in talk.bizarre (Usenet), message-ID <6s3r8o$brt$1@camel15.mindspring.com>:Call it miner's asthma, silicosis, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, coal workers' pneumoconiosis, or black lung—they are all dust diseases with the same symptoms.
1980 March, Lorin E. Kerr, “Black Lung”, in Journal of Public Health Policy, volume 1, number 1, →JSTOR, page 50:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pneumonultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
black lung · potter's rot · miner's cough
Hypernyms
Translations (14)
de Quarzstaublunge (disease of the lungs) · ja ニューモノウルトラマイクロスコーピックシリコヴォルケーノコニオシス (disease of the lungs) · cmn 礦工氣管癌 /矿工气管癌 (disease of the lungs) · fr pneumonoultramicroscopiquesilicovolcanoconiose (disease of the lungs) · de Quarzstaublungenkrankheit (disease of the lungs) · it pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosi (disease of the lungs) · ko 진폐증 (disease of the lungs) · cs pneumonoultramikroskoppicsilicovolcanokonióza (disease of the lungs) · es neumoconiosis (disease of the lungs) · ko 뉴모노울트라마이크로스코픽실리코볼케이노코니오시스 (disease of the lungs) · de Silikose (disease of the lungs) · ja 塵肺 (disease of the lungs) · pt pneumoultramicroscopicossilicovulcanoconiose (disease of the lungs) · fi pneumonoultramikroskopikosilikovulkanokonioosi (disease of the lungs)