"monomaniac" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1873, Horatio Alger, chapter X, in Bound to Rise",
          "text": "Harry knew now that the old man was crazy, or at least a monomaniac, and, though he seemed harmless enough, it was of course possible that he might be dangerous.",
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        "A person who is obsessed with a single thing, to the exclusion of other concerns."
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          "word": "fanatic"
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          "word": "monoman"
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      "ipa": "/ˌmɑnoʊˈmeɪnɪæk/",
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        "Focused on one thing above all others."
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      "word": "monoman"
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  "word": "monomaniac"
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