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melolagnia

/ˌmɛ.lə(ʊ)ˈlæɡ.niə/

melolagnia noun: sexual arousal caused by music.

Noun

melolagnia (uncountable)

  1. Sexual arousal caused by music.

Origin of melolagnia

From melo- + -lagnia.

Questions about melolagnia

What does melolagnia mean?
Melolagnia means sexual arousal caused by music.
What part of speech is melolagnia?
Melolagnia is a noun.
How do you pronounce melolagnia?
Melolagnia is pronounced /ˌmɛ.lə(ʊ)ˈlæɡ.niə/ (UK).

Words near melolagnia in the dictionary

  1. melograph
  2. melographic
  3. melographs
  4. meloid
  5. meloids
  6. melolagnia
  7. melology
  8. melolonthid
  9. melolonthids
  10. melolonthine
  11. melomakarona

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