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balletomania

/ ˈbælɪtəʊˌmeɪn; ˌbælɪtəʊˈmeɪnɪə /

noun

  1. passionate enthusiasm for ballet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • balletomane, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of balletomania1

C20: from ballet + -o- + -mania
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Example Sentences

Balletomanes care about dancers more than choreography — and American Ballet Theater’s annual season at the Metropolitan Opera House is geared for balletomania.

Where are the ballet boxes of Joseph Cornell that converted balletomania into exquisite visual art?

His disquisitions on balletomania, his references to André Gide and A. E. Housman, his description of Chicago as “a man-city, healthy, sweaty, and sensual” — they’re all playful clues pointing to his true identity.

Back in the 19th-century heyday of balletomania, such gifts would have been considered cheap.

When a dancer lodges movement under your skin, balletomania becomes the best kind of intoxication.

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