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OP I almost hesitate to bring this one up, for fear of where it may go; but what the heck, it's the holiday season.
a discussion of the word hysteria, and it's etymology, often leads to the question: isn't there a word for *male hysteria? [this is the path we don't need to follow!]
my point is that Mrs. Byrne, in her eponymous dictionary, defines the word 'tarassis' as "male hysteria"; my question is: what is her source? -- I've never been able to find this word in a "real" dictionary.
{were we to follow that other path, I could show you a vivid instance of why the OED is considered to be outmoded by some -- but then the OED is a historical dictionary, not synchronic like W3.}
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted hysteria tsuwm 12/21/00 01:10 AM Re: hysteria Jackie 12/21/00 02:54 AM Re: hysteria NicholasW 12/21/00 08:48 AM Re: hysteria NicholasW 12/21/00 12:23 PM Re: library jmh 12/21/00 01:15 PM Re: library NicholasW 12/21/00 01:20 PM Re: library jmh 12/21/00 08:31 PM Re: library NicholasW 12/22/00 08:16 AM Re: library Capital Kiwi 12/22/00 10:10 AM Re: hysteria tsuwm 12/21/00 03:01 PM
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