maniac

  • 11mâniac — mâniác, mâniáci, s.m. (înv.) scamator, măscărici. Trimis de blaurb, 06.07.2006. Sursa: DAR …

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  • 12maniac — (adj.) c.1600, pertaining to mania; insane, from Fr. maniaque (14c.), from L.L. maniacus, from Gk. maniakos, from mania (see MANIA (Cf. mania)). Borrowed at first in French form; Latinized in English from 1727. The noun is attested from 1763,… …

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  • 13maniac — *insane, mad, crazy, crazed, demented, deranged, lunatic, non compos mentis Analogous words: *irrational, unreasonable Contrasted words: *rational, reasonable …

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  • 14maniac — [n] person who is crazy, overenthusiastic bedlamite, bigot, crackpot*, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fiend, flake*, freak, fruitcake*, kook*, loon, loony*, lunatic, madperson, nut*, nutcase*, psycho*, psychopath, schizoid*, screwball*, Section 8*,… …

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  • 15maniac — ► NOUN 1) a person exhibiting extremely wild or violent behaviour. 2) informal an obsessive enthusiast. DERIVATIVES maniacal adjective maniacally adverb …

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  • 16-maniac — [mā′nē ak΄] combining form 1. forming nouns a person affected by a (specified) mania [kleptomaniac] 2. forming adjectives affected by a (specified) mania …

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  • 17Maniac — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Arts 1.1 Cinéma 1.2 Musique …

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  • 18maniac — [[t]me͟ɪniæk[/t]] maniacs 1) N COUNT A maniac is a mad person who is violent and dangerous. The cabin looked as if a maniac had been let loose there. ...a drug crazed maniac. Syn: madman 2) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) If you describe someone s… …

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  • 19MANIAC I — Der MANIAC I (Mathematical Analyzer Numerical Integrator And Computer Model I)[1] war ein früher Universalrechner, der unter der Leitung von Nicholas Metropolis Anfang der fünfziger Jahre für das Los Alamos National Laboratory gebaut wurde. Der… …

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  • 20MANIAC I — The MANIAC (Mathematical Analyzer, Numerical Integrator, and Computer or Mathematical Analyzer, Numerator, Integrator, and Computer[1]) was an early computer built under the direction of Nicholas Metropolis at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory …

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