Etymology

monomania

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Today it means: Excessive interest or concentration on a singular object or subject. Full definition →

French monomanie ← Latin monomania
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  1. Latin · derived frommonomania
  2. French · derived frommonomanie
  3. English todaymonomania

Either: * Formed in English as mono- + mania; * From the French monomanie; or, * From the Modern Latin monomania.

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