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TULIPOMANIA

\tjˌʊlɪpəmˈe͡ɪni͡ə], \tjˌʊlɪpəmˈe‍ɪni‍ə], \t_j_ˌʊ_l_ɪ_p_ə_m_ˈeɪ_n_iə]\

Definitions of TULIPOMANIA

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1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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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.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A violent passion for the acquisition or cultivation of tulips; - a word said by Beckman to have been coined by Menage.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Craze for tulips, esp. that in Holland about 1634. Hence tulipomaniac n.

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

A passion for tulips ; in Holland, 1637, one bulb, "Viceroy," fetched 4203 florins ; for " Semper Augustus" considerably more was offered. At a sale in Croydon, 100 was given for "Fanny Kemble." (See Flower Garden Quarterly Review, 1842.)

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

n. [Latin] A violent passion for the acquisition or cultivation of tulips, such as occurred in Holland in the 17th century.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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