| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| batophobia |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bat·o·pho·bi·a |
| PRONUNCIATION: | b t -f b - |
| NOUN: | An abnormal fear of being near an object of great height, such as a skyscraper or mountain. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek batos, passable (from bainein, to go; see gw - in Appendix I) + phobia. | | OTHER FORMS: | bat o·phobe NOUN bat o·pho bic ADJECTIVE
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