Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oligomania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oligo-ma-nia
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of insanity which, although potentially affecting all the mental faculties and operations, apparently involves only a part as the emotions, the intellect, or the will.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From oligo- + -mania.

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Questions

What does oligomania mean?
A form of insanity which, although potentially affecting all the mental faculties and operations, apparently involves only a part as the emotions, the intellect, or the will.
Where does oligomania come from?
From oligo- + -mania.

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