For the challenge, I've decided on a theme revolving around words in the English language. Which brings us to today's word - Antidisestablishmentarianism.
It's the longest word in the English language and yet it's made up of a whole bunch of prefixes and suffixes. The root is establish, everything else is a prefix or a suffix. The definition is:
Or in laymen's terms, it means to be against the separation of church and state. I love this word, partly because it's so long but partly because you have to work your way through it to really understand what it means. It's a thinker's word, and I'm always in favor of people thinking more. Plus I did a research paper on this word in high school so it's always been a word I think of when I think of the letter A.
What other A words can you think of like this?
3 comments:
Wow! Next to supercalafragilisticexpaladoshis (?), your "A" word is the longest word I've ever seen! Fun post! Keep up the good work! And, thanks for stopping by my blog, Whole Foods Living! ~Angela http://wholefoodsliving.blogspot.com/
Great word choice! I wonder if I can find some way to drop that into a conversation. :)
I'm right there with you on the A to Z challenge. My blog has suffered recently due to other commitments; hopefully this challenge will get me back into using it.
Good luck in the challenge! You can do it!
What a great idea for an A-Z theme. I had forgotten all about this word but it's definitely an interesting one.
I know what you mean about the challenge being a way to get back in to the swing of things, I'm hoping for the same thing myself!
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