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erotomaniacal

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e·ro·to·ma·ni·a   (ĭ-rō'tə-mā'nē-ə, ĭ-rŏt'ə-)   
n.  
  1. Excessive sexual desire.

  2. Psychiatry A delusional, romantic preoccupation with a stranger, often a public figure.


[Greek erōtomaniā : erōs, erōt-, sexual love + -maniā, -mania.]
e·ro'to·ma'ni·ac' (-mā'nē-āk') n., e·ro'to·ma·ni'a·cal (-mə-nī'ə-kəl) adj.
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