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Where does “mythomania” come from?

mythomania (English) comes from English mytho-, from Ancient Greek μῦθος — something said: word, speech, conversation; tale,...

mythomania (English): A compulsion to tell lies and exaggerate the...

Definitions

  1. A compulsion to tell lies and exaggerate the...

Ancestry of “mythomania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmytho-myth
2Ancient Greekμῦθοςsomething said: word, speech, conversation; tale,...
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