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Words originating in running

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dromomania


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PRONUNCIATION:

(droh-muh-MAY-nee-uh)

MEANING:

noun
1. A compulsive desire to travel.
2. An excessive enthusiasm for running.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Ancient Greek dromos (running) + -mania (excessive enthusiasm or craze). Earliest documented use: 1900.

USAGE:

“Dromomania was his curse. ... Compulsive traveling. Wanderlust.”
Harlan Ellison; Goodbye to All That; McSweeney’s; 2002.

See more usage examples of dromomania in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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