"parkomania" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-parkomania.wav
Etymology: From park + -o- + -mania. Attested since the nineteenth century. Etymology templates: {{af|en|park|-o-|-mania}} park + -o- + -mania Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} parkomania (uncountable)
  1. Excessive or unreasonable interest in parks, gardens, and landscaping. Tags: uncountable
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  2. Interest in parks and gardens; a fashion for lawns and parks. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-parkomania-en-noun-TdA-9Ot3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -o-, English terms suffixed with -mania, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -o-: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -mania: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
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