/ əˌræknəˈfəʊbiə; NAmE -ˈfoʊ-/ noun
[ U ] an extreme fear of spiders
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: modern Latin , from Greek arakhnē spider + -phobia (see phobia ).
/ əˌræknəˈfəʊbiə; NAmE -ˈfoʊ-/ noun
[ U ] an extreme fear of spiders
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: modern Latin , from Greek arakhnē spider + -phobia (see phobia ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005