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How many syllables does the world longest english word have?

The word with the most syllables in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, which has 45 syllables!

It's a mouthful, and it's a real word, although not very commonly used. It refers to a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica dust.

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