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==Constructions==
It should be noted that English is a language which permits the legitimate extension of existing words to serve new purposes by the addition of prefixes and suffixes. This is sometimes referred to as agglutinative construction. As an example, one of the [[talk:Antidisestablishmentarianism|longest words used in the Wikipedia]] is '''contraneoantidisestablishmentarianistically''' at 43 letters, (although there are reasons to believe this was somewhat contrived.) The length of this word is enhanced by the use of "contra" and especially the suffix "-alistically" which can frequently be added to words ending in "-tion" (eg. ''nationalistically'', ''traditionalistically'', ''floccinaucinihilipilificationalistically'').
The word nonetheless is an interesting study in just how complex a word can legitimately be assembled. This word can be analysed as follows:
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(see the [[Acetylseryltyrosylserylisol...serine|Wikipedia entry for this word]] for more information.)
==Place Names==
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The 58 letter name '''[[Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch]]''' is the famous name of a town in Wales in the United Kingdom. Critics, however, have alleged that the name (which was adopted in the mid [[19th century]]) was contrived solely to be "the longest name of a town in Great Britain". The longest place name in the [[UK]] is: [[Gorsafawddacha'idraigodanheddogleddollônpenrhynareurdraethceredigion]] which was contrived to beat the Welsh Town.
The longest place name in the United States is '''[[Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg]]'''. The longest hyphenated name in the U.
The full name of [[Los Angeles]] is ''El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula'' (The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the Little Portion [River]). It is abbreviated to LA, or 3.6% of its length.
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