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Meaning of graphomania | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌɡɹæfəˈmeɪni.ə

Definitions

  1. The compulsion to write.
  2. Used as part of the name of various surrealist techniques, e.g., a method in which dots are made at the sites of impurities in a blank sheet of paper, and lines are then made between the dots; see "Entoptic graphomania".

Equivalents

Català grafomania
Español grafomanía
Français graphomanie
Italiano grafomania
Português grafomania
Română grafomanie
Русский графомания

Examples

“Wagner’s graphomania is shown not only by the substance, but also by the outward form of his writings.”
“A devoted explorer of decalcomania, fumage, frottage, collage and other methods of pictorial automatism, Colquhoun invented several magic-inspired techniques of her own, including graphomania, stillomania, and parsemage.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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