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klep•to•ma•ni•a
Pronunciation: (klep"tu-mā'nē-u, -mān'yu), [key]—
n. Psychol.
an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
Also,cleptomania.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.