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metromania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
metro-ma-nia
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mania for writing poetry, especially doggerel.

noun

A mania for measurements or statistics.

Etymology

From metro- + -mania.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

metromanias (plural)

Derived Forms

metromaniac

Rhymes With

pennsylvania romania tasmania lithuania mania albania transylvania lusitania pomerania megalomania spotsylvania rumania

Questions

What does metromania mean?
A mania for writing poetry, especially doggerel.
Where does metromania come from?
From metro- + -mania.

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