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folie de grandeur

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fo⋅lie de gran⋅deur

[Fr. faw-leeduh grahn-dœr]
–noun, plural fo⋅lies de gran⋅deur [Fr. faw-leeduh grahn-dœr] . Psychiatry.
a delusion of grandeur; megalomania.
Also, folie des grandeurs [Fr. faw-lee dey grahn-dœr] .


Origin:
< F
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Main Entry:  folie de grandeur
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  delusions of grandeur
Etymology:  F.
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