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-mania definition

-mania (mā′nē ə, mān′yə)

  1. a (specified) type of mental disorder characterized by an abnormal preoccupation, compulsion, etc. pyromania
  2. a continuing, intense enthusiasm, craving, or liking for (a specified thing) bibliomania

Etymology: see mania

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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