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Germany's famously long beef-labelling law word (Rindfleischetikettierungs...) was officially retired in 2013. How many letters was it?
63
letters
The 63-letter beef-labelling law word was Germany's longest official word — until the law was repealed and the word died with it.SOURCEMecklenburg-Vorpommern state legislature
Scale check: 63 is roughly a five-a-side match, both teams.
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