"frigophobia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin frīgus (“cold”) + -phobia. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|frīgus||cold}} Latin frīgus (“cold”), {{suffix|en||phobia}} + -phobia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} frigophobia (uncountable)
  1. An abnormal and persistent fear of becoming cold, or freezing. Tags: uncountable
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  2. A fear of falling on ice. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-frigophobia-en-noun-6gPPqwDt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -phobia, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Phobias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phobia: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Phobias: 5 95
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