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Determine the quantity of y's in the word sesquipedalian?
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<thinking>Let's approach this step-by-step:
Let us go through this step-by-step (CoT):

Step 1: What is the inquiry demanding me to do?
Find the frequency of letter "y" in the term "sesquipedalian"

Step 2: Deconstruct the word.
S-E-S-Q-U-I-P-E-D-A-L-I-A-N


1. S
2. E
3. S
4. Q
5. U
6. I
7. P
8. E
9. D
10. A
11. L
12. I
13. A
14. N

Step 3: Locate the positions of the letter "y".
The letter "y" does not appear in the word.

Step 4: Tally the letters.
L: 1, P: 1, A: 2, E: 2, D: 1, U: 1, S: 2, I: 2, N: 1, Q: 1

Step 5: Review the letters we counted.
The target letter was "y" and there are 0 overall.

To conclude:
The letter "y" is present 0 instances in "sesquipedalian".</thinking>
<reflection>
Word: sesquipedalian
Target letter: y
Answer: 0</reflection>
<output>The letter "y" appears 0 times in "sesquipedalian".</output>