pyromania
noun
How to pronounce pyromania?
The word pyromania sounds like py-ro-ma-ni-a
/,paɪrə'meɪniə/
What is the definition of pyromania?
nounan uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
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catty-cornered
adjective
How to pronounce catty-cornered?
The word catty-cornered sounds like cat-ty-cor-nered
/'kæti_'kɔrnərd/
What is the definition of catty-cornered?
adjectiveslanted across a polygon on a diagonal line
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mayor
noun
How to pronounce mayor?
The word mayor sounds like may-or
/'meɪər/
What is the definition of mayor?
nounthe head of a city government
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cognate
adjective, noun
How to pronounce cognate?
The word cognate sounds like cog-nate
/'kɑgneɪt/
What is the definition of cognate?
nouna word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
nounone related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
adjectiverelated by blood
adjectiverelated in nature
adjectivehaving the same ancestral language
Examples
- cognate languages
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paramnesia
noun
How to pronounce paramnesia?
The word paramnesia sounds like par-am-ne-si-a
/,pæræm'niʒə/
What is the definition of paramnesia?
noun(psychiatry) a disorder of memory in which dreams or fantasies are confused with reality
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denote
verb
How to pronounce denote?
The word denote sounds like de-note
/dɪ'noʊt/
What is the definition of denote?
verbhave as a meaning
Examples
- `multi-' denotes `many'
verbmake known; make an announcement
Examples
- She denoted her feelings clearly
verbbe a sign or indication of
Examples
- Her smile denoted that she agreed
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psychical
adjective
How to pronounce psychical?
The word psychical sounds like psy-chi-cal
/'saɪkɪkəl/
What is the definition of psychical?
adjectiveaffecting or influenced by the human mind
adjectiveoutside the sphere of physical science
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