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cleptomaniac

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clep⋅to⋅ma⋅ni⋅a

  [klep-tuh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh]
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–noun Psychology.
kleptomania.
Origin:
< Gk klépt(ein) to steal + -o- + -mania

Related forms:
clep⋅to⋅ma⋅ni⋅ac, noun

klep⋅to⋅ma⋅ni⋅ac

  [klep-tuh-mey-nee-ak]
–noun Psychology.
1. a person who has kleptomania.
–adjective
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of kleptomania or a kleptomaniac.
Also, cleptomaniac.

Origin:
1860–65; kleptomani(a) + -ac
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Main Entry: klep·to·ma·ni·ac
Pronunciation: -nE-"ak
Function: noun
: an individual exhibiting kleptomania
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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