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Definition of manic depression noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

manic depression

noun

/ˌmænɪk dɪˈpreʃn/

/ˌmænɪk dɪˈpreʃn/

[uncountable] (old-fashioned)

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an old term for bipolar disorder

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