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Here you go Azz.
Lol Nero, think it's best we stick to the official references - I've updated the first post with a new rule
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etymology (et-e mol-o-gee) a branch of linguistics concerned with the history/development of words. Websters
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Cummerbund (cum-er-bund) - A broad waistband worn by men, . . like a sash. - Wikipaedia.
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Sesquipedalian ˌses-kwee-pee-day-leean

1 : having many syllables : long
2 : given to or characterized by the use of long words
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etiolate (ee-ty-uh-late) to take away the natural vigor of; make pale and sickly. Websters
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Homonym - (hom-oh-nim) - words pronounced the same but with different meanings, eg; here, hear.
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cacophony (ka-ko-fon-e) a harsh or discordant sound. Websters
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Zephyr (zeff-ir) - The west wind, or any soft breeze.
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ukase( you-case) a proclamation of government having the force of law; an edict. Websters
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floccinaucinihilipilification (flok-suh-naw-suh-nahy-hil-uh-pil-uh-fi-key-shuhn)
The estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
 
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