Lepadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimypotrimmatosilphiotyromelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptokephaliokinklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetragalopterygon Definition

Origin of Lepadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimypotrimmatosilphiotyromelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptokephaliokinklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetragalopterygon

• Transliteration of Ancient Greek λοπαδοτεμαχοσελαχογαλεοκρανιολειψανοδριμυποτριμματοσιλφιοκαραβομελιτοκατακεχυμενοκιχλεπικοσσυφοφ αττοπεριστεραλεκτρυονοπτοκεφαλλιοκιγκλοπελειολαγῳοσιραιοβαφητραγανοπτερύγων (lopadotemakhoselakhogaleokranioleipsanodrimupotrimmatosilphiokarabomelitokatakekhumenokikhlepikossuphoph attoperisteralektruonoptokephalliokinklopeleiolagōosiraiobaphētraganopterugōn), the notorious 171-letter Greek word constructed by the ancient Greek comedian Aristophanes (stringing together words to form compound words in Greek is common, and Aristophanes is poking fun at the length of the words that sometimes result). See the Ancient Greek spelling for a full etymology.

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• There is some disagreement as to the original form and also as to the correct transliteration.

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