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idée fixe
i·dée fixe [ ee dày fks ] (plural i·dées fixes [ ee dày fks ])


noun 
Definition:
 
obsessive idea: an idea that remains fixed and unchanging in the mind and often becomes an obsession
[< French, "fixed idea"]
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