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381. Spaces

See also 317. PLACES .

agoramania
a mania for open spaces.
agoraphobia
an abnormal fear of being in crowded, public places like markets.
cenophobia, kenophobia
an abnormal fear of a void or of open spaces.
claustrophobia
an abnormal fear of enclosed spaces. Also called cleistophobia .
nihility
nothingness.

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