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单词 queenomania
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Queenomanian.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: queen n., -o- connective, -mania comb. form.
Etymology: < queen n. + -o- connective + -mania comb. form. Compare Queenite n.
Obsolete.
Devotion to the cause of Queen Caroline (1768–1821), estranged wife of King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland. Apparently an isolated use.King George's various attempts to libel his Queen, to have their marriage dissolved, and to force her to renounce her title and live in exile, aroused strong popular feeling.
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1820 R. Southey in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) V. 53 The Queenomania will probably die away ere long.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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