"growthmania" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-growthmania.wav
Etymology: From growth + -mania. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|growth|mania}} growth + -mania Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} growthmania (uncountable)
  1. The economic idea, currently ubiquitous in the global economy, that perpetual economic growth should be the prime or only objective. Tags: uncountable
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