TULIPOMANIA
\tjˌʊlɪpəmˈe͡ɪni͡ə], \tjˌʊlɪpəmˈeɪniə], \t_j_ˌʊ_l_ɪ_p_ə_m_ˈeɪ_n_iə]\
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A violent passion for the acquisition or cultivation of tulips; - a word said by Beckman to have been coined by Menage.
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A violent passion for the acquisition or cultivation of tulips; - a word said by Beckman to have been coined by Menage.
By Noah Webster.
By Sir Augustus Henry
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