melomania

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UK/ˌmɛlə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/

noun

An abnormal love of music.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounmelomania (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentAn abnormal love of music.

Origin

  1. Frenchmélomanie
  2. Englishmelomania

From melo- + -mania, after French mélomanie.

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Translations

Bulgarian мелома́ния
  • мелома́ния (melománija)an abnormal love of music
French mélomanie
  • mélomaniean abnormal love of music
German Melomania
  • Melomaniaan abnormal love of music
Hungarian zeneőrület
  • zeneőrületan abnormal love of music
Italian melomania
  • melomaniaan abnormal love of music
Portuguese melomania
  • melomaniaan abnormal love of music
Russian мелома́ния
  • мелома́ния (melománija)an abnormal love of music
Spanish melomanía
  • melomaníaan abnormal love of music
Cite this entry
APA

melomania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melomania

MLA

“melomania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melomania. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melomania,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melomania.

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