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illyromania

/ɪˌlɪɹoʊˈmeɪniə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
il-ly-ro-ma-nia
IPA
/ɪˌlɪɹoʊˈmeɪniə/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

obsession with speculative etymologies based on Illyrian

Uncountable

Etymology

From Illyro- + mania.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪˌlɪɹoʊˈmeɪniə/
  • British English: /ɪˌlɪɹəʊˈmeɪniə/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce illyromania?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˌlɪɹoʊˈmeɪniə/.
What does illyromania mean?
obsession with speculative etymologies based on Illyrian
Where does illyromania come from?
From Illyro- + mania.

How to pronounce illyromania

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