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English
Etymology
From French mythomane;[1] equivalent to mytho- + -mane.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪθəˌmeɪn/, /ˈmɪθəʊˌmeɪn/
Noun
mythomane (plural mythomanes)
- Someone who suffers from mythomania.
2019, Louis Theroux, Gotta Get Theroux This: My Life and Strange Times in Television, London: Macmillan, page 384:Maybe because I was working on the programmes at the same time, I found myself thinking about parallels between Jimmy Savile and L. Ron Hubbard. Both were mythomanes, inventing and exaggerating to embellish their own careers and pedigrees.
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French
Etymology
From mytho- + -mane.
Pronunciation
Noun
mythomane m or f by sense (plural mythomanes)
- mythomaniac
- liar, fabulist
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