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Definition of arachnophobia noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

arachnophobia

noun
 
/əˌræknəˈfəʊbiə/
 
/əˌræknəˈfəʊbiə/
[uncountable]
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  1. an extreme fear of spiders
    Word Origin1920s: modern Latin, from Greek arakhnē ‘spider’ + -phobia (see phobia).
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