Josiah
Senior Member
- Location
- 50 miles east of Cincinnati, OH
logomaniac
PRONUNCIATION:
(lo-guh-MAY-nee-ak)
MEANING:
noun: One who is obsessively interested in words.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek logo- (word) + -mania (excessive enthusiasm or craze). Earliest documented use: 1870.
USAGE:
“Thumbing through the dictionary in this way can create many a pleasurable afternoon for the irrepressible logomaniac.”
PRONUNCIATION:
(lo-guh-MAY-nee-ak)
MEANING:
noun: One who is obsessively interested in words.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek logo- (word) + -mania (excessive enthusiasm or craze). Earliest documented use: 1870.
USAGE:
“Thumbing through the dictionary in this way can create many a pleasurable afternoon for the irrepressible logomaniac.”
