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What are some words in supercalifragalisticexpialidocious?

You're right to ask! "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" is a made-up word, but it's made up of real word parts. Here are some of the words you might find within it:

* Super: Meaning "above" or "extremely"

* Cali: Short for "California"

* Fragile: Meaning "easily broken"

* -istic: A suffix meaning "relating to"

* Expiate: Meaning "to make amends for"

* -ation: A suffix meaning "the act of"

* -docious: A suffix meaning "full of" or "characterized by"

Even though the word is nonsense, it's full of fun and creative wordplay!

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