Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agromania

/aɡɹə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: agro-ma-nia
IPA: /aɡɹə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An intense interest in agriculture.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"These were the years of agromania, the efflorescence of interest in all aspects of the rural economy – a passion that was easy to caricature but that betrayed a genuine shift in notions of political economy and priorities and values as well as in loftier and more superficial forms of sensibility."
"A wave of ‘agromania’ was triggered by the sudden appearance in the immediate aftermath of the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle of numerous tracts on improving farming – after more than a century of conspicuous silence on this front."

Etymology

From agro- + -mania.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: agro
Suffix: mania

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /aɡɹə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/

Usage

Uncountable

Antonyms

agrophobia

Questions

How do you pronounce agromania?: The recorded pronunciation is /aɡɹə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/.
What does agromania mean?: An intense interest in agriculture.
Where does agromania come from?: From agro- + -mania.

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