English Explanatory Dictionary

metromania

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mania for writing poetry, especially doggerel.
  2. A mania for measurements or statistics.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

metromania metromanias

Etymology

From metro- + -mania.

Derived words

metromaniac
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