"mythomaniac" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmɪθəˈmeɪniæk/, /ˌmɪθəʊˈmeɪniæk/ Forms: mythomaniacs [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪniæk Etymology: From French mythomane; equivalent to mytho- + -maniac. Attested in English since 1950s. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|mythomane}} French mythomane, {{confix|en|mytho|maniac}} mytho- + -maniac Head templates: {{en-noun}} mythomaniac (plural mythomaniacs)
  1. Someone who suffers from mythomania. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: mythomane Translations (someone who suffers from mythomania): mitòman [masculine] (Catalan), mitomaniulo (Esperanto), mythomane [feminine, masculine] (French), mythomaniaque [feminine, masculine] (French), mitómano [masculine] (Galician), mitomane [feminine, masculine] (Italian), mitoman [masculine] (Occitan), mitoman [masculine] (Polish), mitomanka [feminine] (Polish), mitômano [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), mitómano [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), mitomaníaco [masculine] (Portuguese), mitoman [masculine] (Romanian), мифома́н (mifomán) [masculine] (Russian), mitòmani [feminine, masculine] (Sicilian), mitómano [masculine] (Spanish), mytoman [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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