Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An abnormal fear of newness.
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- noun Alternative form of
cainophobia .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek kainotēs, newness (from kainos, new; see ken- in Indo-European roots) + –phobia.]
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jmjarmstrong commented on the word cainotophobia
JM will never suffer from cainotophobia as it is much too modern
April 13, 2010