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alteralgia 

A pain or nostalgic feeling for a life you never had or a place you never visited, real or imaginary.

Most commonly experienced when looking at scenery from a picture, a painting or a movie, but also when reading or thinking about a fictional place.

Pronounced like nostalgia
The setting of the movie 'Blade Runner' gives me alteralgia.

Thinking about the Shire from 'Lord of the Rings' makes me alteralgic.

I've never been to Japan, but the idea of being there is making me alteralgic.
alteralgia by TheLeopard November 26, 2016
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astralgia 

astralgia, n. (Gr. astro-, star + Gr. algos Ð pain, grief, distress; cf. nostalgia) - a longing for stars and interstellar travels to the remote corners of the universe; homesickness for cosmos.
The film "Gattaca" is about astralgia. The protagonist, Vincent, though deemed genetically flawed and subsequently fated to Á low-level occupation, pursues to the end his dream of space travel.
astralgia by Mikhail Epstein November 16, 2003
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Alperaltiakpera 

Pronounce: A-l- a -pear -e - al ( Alperaltiakpera )
Definition: A person who is usually a person who is the quiet one in class; but in online classes have a very clear camera, LED, room with gaming equipment, and a youtuber mic. Is usually a kid who is a youtuber who is quiet because they know they would be bullied for being a youtuber. Also known as a; " Nerd ". And is also named as a Helparia ( Hell - a -pear - e -a ).
The Kid who is a nerd and never talks, also with no friends. With Gaming equipment with over 5 Million subs on YouTube and 500 Thousand Followers on Twitch. Being bullied in a school. Alperaltiakpera