"melomania" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmɛlə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/ [UK]
Etymology: From melo- + -mania, after French mélomanie. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|melo-|-mania}} melo- + -mania, {{der|en|fr|mélomanie}} French mélomanie Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} melomania (uncountable)
  1. (music) An abnormal love of music. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Music Derived forms: melomaniac Translations (an abnormal love of music): мелома́ния (melománija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), mélomanie [feminine] (French), melomanía [feminine] (Galician), Melomania [feminine] (German), zeneőrület (Hungarian), melomania [feminine] (Italian), melomania [feminine] (Portuguese), мелома́ния (melománija) [feminine] (Russian), melomanía [feminine] (Spanish)

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