pyromaniac
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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-ăk′) adj. & n.
py′ro·ma·ni′a·cal (-mə-nī′ə-kəl) adj.
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Noun | 1. | pyromaniac - a person with a mania for setting things on fire |
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pyromaniac
[ˌpaɪərəʊˈmeɪnɪæk] N → pirómano/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pyromaniac
[ˌpaɪrəʊˈmeɪniæk] n → pyromane mfPyrrhic victory pyrrhic victory [ˌpɪrɪkˈvɪktəri] n → victoire f à la PyrrhusCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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