"selenophobia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /səˌli.nəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ [General-American] Forms: selenophobias [plural]
Etymology: From seleno- + -phobia, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, “Moon”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|seleno-|-phobia}} seleno- + -phobia, {{bor|en|grc|Σελήνη|t=Moon}} Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, “Moon”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} selenophobia (countable and uncountable, plural selenophobias)
  1. An abnormal or irrational fear of the Moon. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-selenophobia-en-noun-2lDmGNFW
  2. A fear of selenium due to its perceived status as a carcinogen and toxin. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Phobias
    Sense id: en-selenophobia-en-noun-VDi6B7TC Disambiguation of Phobias: 24 76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with seleno-, English terms suffixed with -phobia, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with seleno-: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phobia: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
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