today i learned the word "syzygy" from @reidhoffman, which is now the longest word i know with no traditional vowel

Jun 24, 2014 · 8:50 PM UTC

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Replying to @sama
@sama @reidhoffman I like "larynx" in the same genre, great for hangman!
Replying to @sama
@sama @reidhoffman #syzygy interesting philosophical as well as psychological #concept, also a term in #science context and company name
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Replying to @sama
.@sama @reidhoffman very cool~had to look it up. Especially wonderful word in that it has specific meaning in poetry and in astronomy
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Replying to @sachinag
@sachinag @sama @reidhoffman Also spryly. Skynyrd is longer though it's a proper noun so doesn't really count.
Replying to @sama
@sama @reidhoffman It's all (ancient) Greek to me. cc @alexia
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