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A.Word.A.Day--nymphomania nymphomania (nim-fuh-MAY-nee-uh, -MAYN-yuh) noun Excessive sexual desire in a female. [From Latin, from Greek numphe (nymph) + -mania.] "Doctors now presume that Catherine suffered from nymphomania. This was indirectly confirmed by then court doctor Melhior-Adam Veikard, who acknowledged the Empress' intellect and talent but noted: 'By the way, marrying her would require extreme bravery.'" Nikolai Pavlenko; The Prince & The Empress; Russian Life; May 30, 1998. This week's theme: Feminine and masculine forms of words X-Bonus A failure is a man who has blundered but is not able to cash in on the experience. -Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)

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