English Explanatory Dictionary

onomatomania

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An abnormal obsession with a particular word.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-onomatomania.wav

Word forms

onomatomania

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὀνόμᾰτος (onómătos)der. English onomato- English -mania English onomatomania Coined by Jean-Martin Charcot; from onomato- + -mania.

Related words

synonymomania
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