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AMENOMANIA

\ɐmˌɛnəmˈe͡ɪni͡ə], \ɐmˌɛnəmˈe‍ɪni‍ə], \ɐ_m_ˌɛ_n_ə_m_ˈeɪ_n_iə]\

Definitions of AMENOMANIA

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary

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A hybrid word, formed from the Latin amoenus, 'agreeable,' and 'mania.' A gay form of insanity.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

[Latin] Monomania with pleasant delusions.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

Insanity with agreeable hallucinations.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

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