pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /njuːˌmɒ.nəʊ.ʌl.trə.maɪ.krəʊˈskɒ.pɪkˌsɪ.lɪ.kəʊ.vɒl.keɪ.nəʊ.kəʊ.niˈəʊ.sɪs/
• (US) enPR: no͞o-män'ō-ŭl-trə-mī-krə-skäpʹĭk-sĭl'ē-kō-väl-kā-nō-kō-nē-ōʹsĭs IPA ^(key): /nuˌmɑ.noʊ.ʌl.trə.maɪ.kroʊˈskɑ.pɪkˌsɪ.lɪ.koʊ.vɑl.keɪ.noʊ.koʊ.niˈoʊ.sɪs/;

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• Hyphenation: pneu‧mo‧no‧ul‧tra‧mi‧cro‧sco‧pic‧si‧li‧co‧vol‧ca‧no‧co‧ni‧o‧sis

Noun

Singular pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Plural none

1. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is an invented word to mean a lung disease caused by breathing in very small particles of ash and dust.

   His trouble breathing was explained by his pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis diagnosis.