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pyromaniac

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py⋅ro⋅ma⋅ni⋅a

  [pahy-ruh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh]
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–noun
a compulsion to set things on fire.
Origin:
1835–45; pyro- + -mania

Related forms:
py⋅ro⋅ma⋅ni⋅ac  [pahy-ruh-mey-nee-ak] , noun
py⋅ro⋅ma⋅ni⋅a⋅cal  [pahy-roh-muh-nahy-uh-kuhl] , adjective
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py·ro·ma·ni·a   (pī'rō-mā'nē-ə, -mān'yə)   
n.  The irresistible urge to start fires.
py'ro·ma'ni·ac' (-mā'nē-āk') adj. & n., py'ro·ma·ni'a·cal (-mə-nī'ə-kəl) adj.
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Cultural Dictionary

pyromania [(peye-roh-may-nee-uh)]

An uncontrollable urge to set fires.

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Word Origin & History

pyromania 
1842, from pyro- (q.v.) + mania "madness, frenzy." Pyromaniac (n.) first recorded 1887.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: py·ro·ma·nia
Pronunciation: "pI-rO-'mA-nE-&, -ny&
Function: noun
: an irresistible impulse to start fires —py·ro·ma·ni·a·cal /-m&-'nI-&-k&l/ adjective

Main Entry: py·ro·ma·ni·ac
Pronunciation: -nE-"ak
Function: noun
: an individual affected with pyromania
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

pyromania py·ro·ma·ni·a (pī'rō-mā'nē-ə, -mān'yə)
n.
An uncontrollable impulse to start fires.

py'ro·ma'ni·ac' (-mā'nē-āk') adj. & n.

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