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      pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
      How it is pronounced: noo-muh-noh-uhl-truh-mahy-kruh-skop-ik-sil-i-koh-vol-key-noh-koh-nee-oh-sis
      What it means:
      an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language

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