onomatomania - 3 dictionary results
| Main Entry: | onomatomania |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a passion or compulsion for certain words or names and their supposed significance; also, a need to recall a certain word |
Main Entry: on·o·mato·ma·nia
Pronunciation: "än-&-"mat-&-'mA-nE-&, -"mät-
Function: noun
: an abnormalobsession with words or names; especially : a mania for repeating certain words or sounds
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onomatomania on·o·mat·o·ma·ni·a (ŏn'ə-māt'ə-mā'nē-ə, -mān'yə)
n.
An abnormal concentration on certain words and their supposed significance or on the effort to recall a particular word.
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