sesquipedalianism
from the Latin, literally “using foot-and-a-half-long words”; found in: The New York Times
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curriculum vitae: born April 5, 1947 in Krefeld-Linn – 1953-57: primary school – 1957-66: Arndt-Gymnasium (Krefeld) – February 1966: school-leaving-exam (Abitur) – 1966-67: studying English and Latin at Cologne University – 1967-72: studying the same subjects at Bonn University – December 1, 1971: moved to Alfter – January 31, 1972: 1st state exam (in English) – 1972-73: in charge of library of Department of English at Bonn University – 1973-74: teacher (business English) at private business school of Josephs-Gesellschaft e.V. in Bad Honnef – 1974-76: trainee teacher at Ernst-Kalkuhl-Gymnasium in Bonn-Beuel and Bezirksseminar Siegburg – 1976: 2nd state exam – 1976-78: teacher at Collegium Josephinum in Bonn – 1978-2003: teacher at Kopernikus-Gymnasium (Niederkassel) – May 31 2003: retired
hobbies: reading, computer activities, travelling
sports: jogging, skiing, sailing, cycling
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