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eikositriophobia

eikositriophobia noun: fear of the number twenty-three.

Noun

eikositriophobia (uncountable)

  1. Fear of the number twenty-three.
    • Though not biblical, the “23 enigma” is a phenomenon popularized by various books, movies, and conspiracy theories, which holds that the number 23 appears with unusual frequency in various contexts and may be a symbol of some larger, hidden significance. A topic related to the 23 enigma is...2023 June 17, T.W. Tramm, “Why 2023 Is the Highest Rapture Watch Ever”, in Googleapis, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2024, page 6

Origin of eikositriophobia

From Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi, “twenty”) + English tri- + -o- + -phobia.

Questions about eikositriophobia

What does eikositriophobia mean?
Eikositriophobia means fear of the number twenty-three.
What part of speech is eikositriophobia?
Eikositriophobia is a noun.

Words near eikositriophobia in the dictionary

  1. eikonometer
  2. eikonometers
  3. eikons
  4. eikosane
  5. eikosioctophobia
  6. eikositriophobia
  7. eikosogram
  8. eikosograms
  9. eikoste
  10. eikosylene
  11. EIKs

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