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English
Etymology
From Latin lūdō (“I play”) + -mania.
Noun
ludomania (uncountable)
- Addiction to games or gambling; problem gambling.
Polish
Etymology
From lud + -o- + -mania.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lu.dɔˈmaɲ.ja/
- Rhymes: -aɲja
- Syllabification: lu‧do‧man‧ia
Noun
ludomania f
- (historical, literary) the intelligentsia's fascination with and idealisation of peasantry, especially that concerning the Young Poland movement
- Synonyms: chłopomania, chłopomaństwo
Declension
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Further reading
- ludomania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ludomania in Polish dictionaries at PWN