completism

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English

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Etymology

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From complete +‎ -ism. Originally from fanspeak, the slang of science fiction fans.

Noun

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completism (uncountable)

  1. A desire to obtain a complete collection of some type of thing.
    • 1944, John Bristol Speer, Fancyclopedia[1], Completist:
      A novel type of completism is Rothman's record and determination of attending every major convention held in this country.
    • 1986, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, “Over Rough Terrain”, in Making Book, published 1994, →ISBN, page 82:
      Completism is a form of lunacy not without honor.
    • 1992, Fanfare, volume 15, number 5, page 294:
      Caruso's records are such an important body of material that this is one case where "completism" is justified.
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