The Length of a Word.
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There are no 16-syllable words in English, so I'll pick a French word. Like so:
le communications
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le communications
*runs like hell to avoid being lynched for being a smart-arse*
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Really? I found a bunch of 16-letter words.
But anyway...
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But anyway...
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What does that word mean? 
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*runs like heck to avoid being lynched for being a smart-donkey*
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Honorificabilitudinitatibus (27) (Wikipedia: Longest word in Shakespeare's works; longest word in the English language featuring alternating consonants and vowels)
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antidisestablishmentarianism (28)
(It really is 28 letters, not 25)
(It really is 28 letters, not 25)
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The 25-letter word was Antiestablishmentarianism not Antidisestablishmentarianism.Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 2:34 am antidisestablishmentarianism (28)
(It really is 28 letters, not 25)
Floccinaucinihilipilification (29) (The act of regarding something as unimportant. A big word that kind of describes itself.)