Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mania for the use of printing-types; a strong propensity to write for publication.
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Examples
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Of all the truly calamitous afflictions of the modern world, typomania is one of the most alarming and least understood.
Confessions of a Typomaniac Simon Garfield 2011
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Once, however, typomania sets in, it becomes quite a different story.
The Guardian World News Simon Garfield 2010
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Once, however, typomania sets in, it becomes quite a different story.
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Once, however, typomania sets in, it becomes quite a different story.
The Guardian World News Simon Garfield 2010
qms commented on the word typomania
It began as a mere hypomania
But grows ever stronger and zanier,
First paper and ink
Now blog, tweet and link -
The web abets wild typomania.
June 4, 2015