† metromanian.¹

Forms: 1700s–1800s metromanie, 1700s–1800s metromania.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French métromanie.

Etymology: < French métromanie (1738 as the title of a play by Piron; < métro- metro- comb. form¹ + -manie -mania comb. form); subsequently remodelled after -mania comb. form. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (metromēⁱ·niă) /mɛtrəʊˈmeɪnɪə/.

Obsolete.

A mania for writing poetry.

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metromania1791

1791 W. Gifford Baviad 310 This pernicious pest, This metromania, creeps thro' every breast.

1795 W. B. Stevens Jrnl. 9 Oct. (1965) 311 It is not very often that I am seized with the Metromania but the Fit came on this morning.

1796 tr. E. Gibbon Jrnl. in Misc. Wks. II. 197 Supposing him domineered by the Metromanie in its utmost force.

1815 G. Daniel Mod. Dunciad (ed. 2) 45 This metromania reigns in all alike: Both wit and dunce the restless muse inspires.

1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 3 519 Of all the manias of this mad age, the most incurable..seems to be no other than the metromanie.

a1842 W. Maginn Misc. Writings (1855) I. 164 You see I'm tainted with the metromanie, And not a little proud of innovation.

1892 Littell's Living Age 18 June 722/2 The article begins with a reference to the extraordinary prevalence of the disease of metromania, or passion for verse-making.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† metromanian.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: metro- comb. form³, -mania comb. form.

Etymology: < metro- comb. form³ + -mania comb. form, perhaps after French métromanie (1810).

Medicine. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Nymphomania.

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the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > compulsion neurosis > nymphomania

nymphomania1708

metromania1848

1848 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 7) 547/2 Metromania, nymphomania.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	metromania
释义	† metromanian.¹ Forms: 1700s–1800s metromanie, 1700s–1800s metromania. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French métromanie. Etymology: < French métromanie (1738 as the title of a play by Piron; < métro- metro- comb. form¹ + -manie -mania comb. form); subsequently remodelled after -mania comb. form. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (metromēⁱ·niă) /mɛtrəʊˈmeɪnɪə/. Obsolete. A mania for writing poetry. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > [noun] > mania for writing poetry metromania1791 1791 W. Gifford Baviad 310 This pernicious pest, This metromania, creeps thro' every breast. 1795 W. B. Stevens Jrnl. 9 Oct. (1965) 311 It is not very often that I am seized with the Metromania but the Fit came on this morning. 1796 tr. E. Gibbon Jrnl. in Misc. Wks. II. 197 Supposing him domineered by the Metromanie in its utmost force. 1815 G. Daniel Mod. Dunciad (ed. 2) 45 This metromania reigns in all alike: Both wit and dunce the restless muse inspires. 1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 3 519 Of all the manias of this mad age, the most incurable..seems to be no other than the metromanie. a1842 W. Maginn Misc. Writings (1855) I. 164 You see I'm tainted with the metromanie, And not a little proud of innovation. 1892 Littell's Living Age 18 June 722/2 The article begins with a reference to the extraordinary prevalence of the disease of metromania, or passion for verse-making. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † metromanian.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: metro- comb. form³, -mania comb. form. Etymology: < metro- comb. form³ + -mania comb. form, perhaps after French métromanie (1810). Medicine. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Nymphomania. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > compulsion neurosis > nymphomania nymphomania1708 metromania1848 1848 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 7) 547/2 Metromania, nymphomania. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.¹1791n.²1848
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