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What is the longest word in English ???

  1. antidisestablishmentarianism

  2. pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

  3. supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

  4. smiles
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This is a clever riddle based on spelling: 'smiles' is the longest word because there's a 'mile' between the two 's' letters (s-mile-s). The other options are indeed long English words, but the riddle uses a play on words. 'Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis' is technically the longest word in major dictionaries at 45 letters, but the riddle's answer is wordplay.

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