Etymology

Lisztomania

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Today it means: A feverish enthusiasm for the music of Franz Liszt. Full definition →

German Lisztomanie
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  1. German · borrowed fromLisztomanie
  2. English todayLisztomania

From Liszt + -o- + -mania, named after Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811–1886). Coined as German Lisztomanie by Heinrich Heine in 1844.

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