zoomania, n.

zoomania
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Revised 2017

# zoomanianoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zoomania mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoomania. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the noun zoomania pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈmeɪniə/
zoo-oh-MAY-nee-uh
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈmeɪniə/
zoh-oh-MAY-nee-uh

#### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˈmeɪniə/
zoh-uh-MAY-nee-uh
/ˌzuəˈmeɪniə/
zoo-uh-MAY-nee-uh

### Where does the noun zoomania come from?

Earliest known use

1800s

The earliest known use of the noun zoomania is in the 1800s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoomania is from 1807, in Literary Panorama.

### Nearby entries

1. zoologizing, n. 1815–
2. zoology, n. 1663–
3. zoom, n. 1917–
4. zoom, v.¹ 1886–
5. Zoom, v.² 2014–
6. zoom, int. 1856–
7. zoomable, adj. 1972–
8. zoomagnetism, n. 1824–
9. zooman, n. 1871–
10. zoomancy, n. 1888–
11. zoomania, n.1807–
12. zoomantist, n. 1861
13. Zoomar, n. 1946–
14. zoomechanical, adj. 1897
15. zoomechanics, n. 1888–1903
16. zoomelanin, n. 1858–
17. zoometric, adj. 1892–
18. zoometry, n. 1878–
19. zooming, n. 1892–
20. zooming, adj. 1904–
21. zoom lens, n. 1932–

## Meaning & use

1. 1807–
   Passionate enthusiasm for or interest in animals.
   1. 1807

      > So wedded were the romanists to this zoo-mania, that the sculptures of the churches..bore signs of the prevailing taste.

      Literary Panorama July 787/1
   2. 1841

      > That attachment to birds and animals..has afforded me no little..solace, though you have sometimes been pleased to term it a zoo-mania.

      H. Smith, Moneyed Man xxi
   3. 1979

      > Gerald Durrell has had zoomania since he was 2.

      Winnipeg Free Press 14 April 23
   4. 1990

      > These compulsive animal collectors suffer from what I call zoomania.

      Journal Tribune (Biddeford, Maine) 27 February 17/2
   animals
   1. zoomania 1807–
      Passionate enthusiasm for or interest in animals.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈmeɪniə/
zoo-oh-MAY-nee-uh
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈmeɪniə/
zoh-oh-MAY-nee-uh
/ˌzuːˈmeɪniə/
zoo-MAY-nee-uh

### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˈmeɪniə/
zoh-uh-MAY-nee-uh
/ˌzuəˈmeɪniə/
zoo-uh-MAY-nee-uh
/ˌzuˈmeɪniə/
zoo-MAY-nee-uh

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

Originally published as part of the entry for zoo-, comb. form

zoo-, comb. form was revised in June 2017.