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balletomane

(bə let′ə mān′)

noun

a person enthusiastic about the ballet

Origin: Fr < It balletto (see ballet) + Fr manie, mania

Related Forms:

balletomania noun

See balletomane in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An ardent admirer of the ballet.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : ballet, ballet; see ballet

Origin: + -mane, ardent admirer (from Greek -manēs; see men-¹ in Indo-European roots)

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Related Forms:

bal·letˌo·maˈni·a (-māˈnē-ə, -mānˈyə) noun

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