Tetraphobia is the practice of avoiding instances of the digit four. It is a superstition most common in East Asian nations and is associated with death.
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Source Tetraphobia (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Tetraphobia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TetraphobiaQuote, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia
a superstition most common in East Asian nations and is associated with death
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Tetraphobia (Wikipedia)
In Branch: Abnormal Psychology, Lead sectionQuote, In Branch: Abnormal Psychology, Lead section
Tetraphobia (from Ancient Greek τετράς (tetrás) 'four') is the practice of avoiding instances of the digit number 4.
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