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Longest word in the German language goes obsolete

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BERLIN, June 5 (UPI) -- The longest word in the German language, Rindfleischetikettierungsuberwachungsaufgabenubertragungsgesetz, has been nixed by regional officials.

The word, the title of a law regulating the testing of beef, was rendered obsolete recently when the law to which it refers was repealed by a regional parliament after the European Union dropped requirements for mad cow disease tests to be carried out on healthy cattle, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday.

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The law, which was introduced in 1999, was commonly abbreviated as "RkReUAUG," the Los Angeles Times reported.

The longest word in German dictionary Duden, which did not include Rindfleischetikettierungsuberwachungsaufgabenubertragungsgesetz due to its infrequency of use, is Kraftfahrzeug-Haftpflichtversicherun, which means motor vehicle liability insurance.

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