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

  • 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

  • Once, however, typomania sets in, it becomes quite a different story.

    The Guardian World News Simon Garfield 2010

  • Once, however, typomania sets in, it becomes quite a different story.

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • Once, however, typomania sets in, it becomes quite a different story.

    The Guardian World News Simon Garfield 2010

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  • 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