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lexicomania

lexicomania noun: a great enthusiasm for words or dictionaries.

Noun

lexicomania (uncountable)

  1. A great enthusiasm for words or dictionaries.
    Synonyms:
    lexiconophilia

Synonyms of lexicomania

Origin of lexicomania

From lexico- + -mania.

Questions about lexicomania

What does lexicomania mean?
Lexicomania means a great enthusiasm for words or dictionaries.
What part of speech is lexicomania?
Lexicomania is a noun.

Words near lexicomania in the dictionary

  1. lexicologist
  2. lexicologists
  3. lexicology
  4. lexicomane
  5. lexicomanes
  6. lexicomania
  7. lexicometric
  8. lexicometrical
  9. lexicometry
  10. lexicomorphological
  11. lexicon

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