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onomatomania
on·o·mat·o·ma·ni·a
[
ònnə mattə máynee ə
]
noun
Definition:
obsession with particular words:
an obsession with certain words and the repeated intrusion of them into the mind
[
Late 19th century. < Greek
onomat-, onoma
"name" + mania
]
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