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bedlamite
bed·lam·ite
/
ˈbɛd
ləˌmaɪt
/
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bed
-l
uh
-mahyt
]
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noun
an insane person; lunatic.
Origin:
1615–25;
bedlam
+
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bedlamite
(ˈbɛdləˌmaɪt)
—
n
archaic
a lunatic; insane person
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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