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balletomania
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n 1: extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets
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bibliomania
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n 1: preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books
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decalcomania
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n 1: either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper
bearing the design which is to be transferred to the
surface [syn: decal, decalcomania]
2: the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper
to a wood or glass or metal surface
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dipsomania
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n 1: an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages
to excess [syn: dipsomania, alcoholism, potomania]
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egomania
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n 1: an intense and irresistible love for yourself and concern
for your own needs
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kleptomania
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n 1: an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any
economic motive
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mania
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n 1: an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or
action [syn: mania, passion, cacoethes]
2: a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim
tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently [syn:
mania, manic disorder]
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megalomania
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n 1: a psychological state characterized by delusions of
grandeur
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monomania
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n 1: a mania restricted to one thing or idea [syn: monomania,
possession]
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nymphomania
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n 1: abnormally intense sexual desire in women
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pyromania
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n 1: an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
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tanzania
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n 1: a republic in eastern Africa [syn: Tanzania, United
Republic of Tanzania]
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albania
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n 1: a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of
the Balkan Peninsula [syn: Albania, Republic of
Albania]
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anglomania
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n 1: an excessive enthusiasm for all things English
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romania
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n 1: a republic in southeastern Europe with a short coastline on
the Black Sea [syn: Romania, Roumania, Rumania]
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rumania
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n 1: a republic in southeastern Europe with a short coastline on
the Black Sea [syn: Romania, Roumania, Rumania]
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tasmania
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n 1: an Australian state on the island of Tasmania
2: an island off the southeastern coast of Australia
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titania
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n 1: a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering
power and durability [syn: titanium dioxide, titanium
oxide, titanic oxide, titania]
2: (Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore
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urania
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n 1: (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy
2: goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite [syn:
Venus, Urania]
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aquitania
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n 1: a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the
Pyrenees [syn: Aquitaine, Aquitania]
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lithuania
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n 1: a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea [syn:
Lithuania, Republic of Lithuania, Lietuva]
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lusitania
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n 1: ancient region and Roman province on the Iberian Peninsula;
corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain
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mauritania
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n 1: a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional
military government; achieved independence from France in
1960; largely western Sahara Desert [syn: Mauritania,
Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mauritanie,
Muritaniya]
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miscellanea
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n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a
great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety
of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn:
assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany,
miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord,
potpourri, motley]
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oceania
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n 1: a large group of islands in the south Pacific including
Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes
Australasia and the Malay Archipelago) [syn: Oceania,
Oceanica]
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pennsylvania
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n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
Pennsylvania, Keystone State, PA]
2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States
3: a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [syn: University
of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Penn]
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ruritania
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n 1: an imaginary kingdom in central Europe; often used as a
scene for intrigue and romance
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transylvania
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n 1: a historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is
separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian
Alps; originally part of Hungary; incorporated into Romania
at the end of World War I
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duena
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dania
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compania
0
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germania
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collectanea
0
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dromomania
0
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hydromania
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hypomania
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mythomania
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pomerania
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theomania
0
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erotomania
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