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NOSTOMANIA

\nˌɒstəmˈe͡ɪni͡ə], \nˌɒstəmˈe‍ɪni‍ə], \n_ˌɒ_s_t_ə_m_ˈeɪ_n_iə]\

Definitions of NOSTOMANIA

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Homesickness carried to the point of insanity.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

Intense or insane nostalgia.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Nostalgia bordering on insanity. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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