Oxyopia is the shortest pentasyllabic word in the English Language.

Although this is an interesting fact I agree with pheph that there ought to be a wus that don't matter node for things like this.

thanks to linca for telling me the word pentasyllabic

Ox`y*o"pi*a (?), Ox"y*o`py (?), n. [NL. oxyopia, from Gr. sharp + sight.] Med.

Excessive acuteness of sight.

© Webster 1913.

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