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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
nympholepsy /ˈnɪmfə(ʊ)ˌlɛpsi/

▶noun literary frenzy caused by desire for the unattainable.

– derivatives
nympholept noun,
nympholeptic adjective.

– origin C18: from Gk numpholēptos ‘caught by nymphs’, on the pattern of epilepsy.

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