Originally Posted By: Faldage

What dictionary is that from, eta?

AHD has "An abnormal fear of open or public places. Even the B&M OED has it as the fear of squares or open spaces with no mention of people or crowds.


it's the dictionary on my Mac. not sure of the source dictionary.

after checking OneLook(OED, M-W, Encarta), and Wikipedia there seems to be some ambiguity around the definition, and interpretation of "public spaces".

Last edited by etaoin; 03/29/08 12:40 PM.
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