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graphomania.

The compulsion to write.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɡɹæfəˈmeɪni.ə/
  1. The compulsion to write.

    uncountable · usually
  2. Used as part of the name of various surrealist techniques, e.g., a method in which dots are made at the sites of impurities in a blank sheet of paper, and lines are then made between the dots; see "Entoptic graphomania".

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From grapho- + -mania.

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