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NECROMANIA

\nˌɛkɹə͡ʊmˈe͡ɪni͡ə], \nˌɛkɹə‍ʊmˈe‍ɪni‍ə], \n_ˌɛ_k_ɹ_əʊ_m_ˈeɪ_n_iə]\

Definitions of NECROMANIA

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1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Mania with a desire for death; or a morbid pleasure in death or the presence of corpses. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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