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idee fixe Definition


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noun
    idées fixes
    1. An idea which dominates the mind; an obsession.
      Thesaurus: obsession, complex, fixation, fixed idea, compulsion, monomania, leitmotif, hang-up (slang).
Etymology: 19c: French, literally ‘fixed idea'.



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