That's a mouthful! Very long words.

Can you name the definitions of the given long words by matching?

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INAPPROPRIATENESS (17 letters)a) a system of inheritance under which the estate of a deceased person goes to his youngest son
INCOMPREHENSIBILITY (19 letters)b) pertaining to a very long word
COUNTERREVOLUTIONARIES (22 letters)c) a doctrine against separating the Church of England from the government
SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS (34 letters, yes the word was invented for the film Mary Poppins, its etymological 'definition' is given)d) a person who is learning the letters of the alphabet; of or pertaining to the alphabet
HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPEDALIAN (30 letters)e) the quality of being difficult or impossible to understand
MACROGLOSSIA (12 letters)f) the fear of the number 13
QUINQUANGULAR (13 letters)g) the categorizing of something as worthless or trivial
PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS (45 letters, 19 syllables, since 1982 the longest word in the OED, a record 6 c's!)h) atoning for extreme and delicate beauty [while being] highly educable
TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA (17 letters)i) having only one cavity or compartment
DODECAHEDRON (12 letters)j) a congenital disorder characterized by an abnormally large tongue; often seen in cases of Down's syndrome
ULTIMOGENITURES (15 letters)k) the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting
UNICAMERALLY (12 letters)l) a twelve sided three dimensional geometric figure
ABERCEDARIAN (12 letters)m) people who are opposed to those attempting to overturn the present order
ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM (28 letters)n) having five angles or corners
FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION (29 letters, until 1982, the longest word in the OED, and is the longest word that does not contain an 'e')o) a miner's disease caused by inhaling too much quartz or silicon dust
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