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cainotophobia

[ kā-nō-tə-fō′bē-ə ]

n.

An abnormal fear of newness.

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Words nearby cainotophobia

Caine, Caingang, Cainite, caino-, cainogenesis, cainotophobia, Cainozoic, caïque, ça ira, caird, Caird Coast
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