Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fixed idea; an obsession.
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- noun An
idea dominating the mind; anobsession . - noun A recurring musical theme; a
leitmotif .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : idée, idea + fixe, fixed.]
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From French idée fixe ‘fixed idea’.
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