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pyromania

(pī′rə mā′nē ə, -mān′yə)

noun

a persistent compulsion to start destructive fires

Origin: ModL: see pyro- & -mania

Related Forms:

pyromaniac noun, adjective
pyromaniacal adjective

See pyromania in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The irresistible urge to start fires.

Related Forms:

pyˌro·maˈni·acˌ (-māˈnē-ăkˌ) adjective & n.

pyˌro·ma·niˈa·cal (-mə-nīˈə-kəl) adjective

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