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Entomophobia (health) and madrigal (iou)


Entomophobia (health)


An abnormal and persistent fear of insects. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize that most insects pose no threat. To avoid insects, they may frequently clean rooms and carpets, sweep hallways, spray insect-killer or seal off doors and windows. Entophobia (insect phobia) includes acarophobia (mites: scabies) and arachnophobia (spiders). A true insect phobia is defined by a persistent irrational fear of and compelling desire to avoid insects, mites, spiders, or similar phobic objects and significant distress from the disturbance despite recognition by the phobic person that their fear is inappropriate, unreasonable, and excessive.





madrigal (iou)



madrigal noun. L16.
[Italian from medieval Latin matricalis mother: cf. medieval Latin ecclesia matrix mother church, MATRIX noun.]
1. A short lyrical love poem. L16.
2. Music. A part-song for several voices, spec. one of a 16th- or 17th-cent. Italian style, arranged in elaborate counterpoint, and sung without instrumental accompaniment. Also, a 14th-cent. Italian pastoral song of several stanzas. L16.
C. Burney The most chearful species of secular Music..was that of madrigals.
3. gen. A song, a ditty. L16.
J. Clare Thrushes chant their madrigals.
madriga'lesque adjective having the features or characteristics of a madrigal E20.
madrigalian adjective pertaining to, consisting or characteristic of, or dealing with madrigals M19.
madri'galianism noun = madrigalism L20.
madrigalism noun a musical feature characteristic of a madrigal, esp. the illustration of lyrics through vocal composition M20.
madrigalist noun a writer or composer of madrigals L18.