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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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