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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
kleptomania /ˌklɛptə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/

▶noun a recurrent urge to steal.

– derivatives
kleptomaniac noun & adjective.

– origin C19: from Gk kleptēs ‘thief’ + -mania.

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