The longest word in the English language, as recognized by the Guinness World Records, is “pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.” This word has 45 letters and refers to a type of lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust. It is an artificial word coined for its extreme length and is rarely used in everyday language.
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