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oenomania

oenomania noun: morbid desire for wine; dipsomania; alcoholism.

Noun

oenomania (uncountable)

  1. Morbid desire for wine; dipsomania; alcoholism.

Forms of oenomania

alternative formenomania
alternative formœnomania
alternative formoinomania

Origin of oenomania

From oeno- + -mania, from Ancient Greek: οἶνος (oînos, “wine”) combined with μανία (manía, “insanity”).

Questions about oenomania

What does oenomania mean?
Oenomania means morbid desire for wine; dipsomania; alcoholism.
What part of speech is oenomania?
Oenomania is a noun.

Words near oenomania in the dictionary

  1. oenologists
  2. oenologue
  3. oenologues
  4. oenology
  5. oenomancy
  6. oenomania
  7. oenomaniac
  8. oenomaniacs
  9. Oenomaus
  10. oenomel
  11. oenometer

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