Definition of klepto
plural kleptos
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The first trilogy borrowed greedily from Flash Gordon and Japanese samurai movies, and set a precedent for future klepto-cinema.
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First Known Use of klepto
1953
Origin and Etymology of klepto-
Greek, from kleptein to steal; akin to Goth hlifan to steal, Latin clepere
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