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nostomania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nos-to-m-a-nia
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an overwhelming desire to return to familiar surroundings, or to one's home

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νόστος (nóstos, “a return home”) + -mania.

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Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does nostomania mean?
an overwhelming desire to return to familiar surroundings, or to one's home
Where does nostomania come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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