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folies à deux

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fo⋅lie à deux

  [fo-lee uh doo; Fr. faw-lee a dœ]
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–noun, plural fo⋅lies à deux  [fo-leez uh doo; Fr. faw-lee za dœ] . Psychiatry.
the sharing of delusional ideas by two people who are closely associated.
Origin:
1890–95; < F
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Main Entry: folie à deux
Pronunciation: -(")ä-'d[OE], -'d&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural folies à deux /"fO-'lE(z)-(")ä-/
: the presence of the same or similar delusional ideas in two persons closely associated with one another
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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