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cleptomania
[ klep-tuh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]
/ ˌklɛp təˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /
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clep·to·ma·ni·ac, nounWords nearby cleptomania
clepe, clepsydra, clept, cleptobiosis, cleptocracy, cleptomania, Clerc, clerestory, clergy, clergyman, clergyperson
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