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Word: pneumonoultra (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1935-1935
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Philippa Duke Schuyler, 4, daughter of a Manhattan Negro writer, startles visitors by repeatedly spelling pneumonoultra-microscopicsilicovolcanoniosis,* informing them that it is the longest word in the English language. A forceful pianist, a determined rhymester, an avid reader of fourth grade books, Philippa has the added distinction of never having eaten cooked food...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Prodigious Crop | 8/26/1935 | See Source »

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