Thursday, September 21, 2006

zenzizenzizenzic /zĕn.zĭ.zĕn.zĭ`zĕn.zĭc/
…noun: The eighth power of a number.
­ ­ ­ ­…in use: The zenzizenzizenzic of 4 is 65,536.
[reduplication of obsolete zenzic, second power, fr. German fr. Italian censo {translation of Arabic mál} fr. Latin cēnsus]