— Munchausenism , n.
/myuunkh"how'zeuhn/ , n.
Karl Friedrich Hieronymus /kahrddl frddee"drddikh hee'ay rddoh"nyuu moos'/ , Baron von /feuhn/ , 1720-97, German soldier, adventurer, and teller of tales. English, Munchausen /mun"chow'zeuhn, munch"how'-, mun chaw"-/ .