transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmeɪnɪæk ]
n. & adj. --n. 1 colloq. a person exhibiting extreme symptoms of wild behaviour etc.; a madman. 2 colloq. an obsessive enthusiast. 3 Psychol. archaic a person suffering from mania. --adj. of or behaving like a maniac. øømaniacal adj. maniacally adv. [LL maniacus f. late Gk maniakos (as MANIA)]