balletomane

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US/bæˈlɛt.əˌmeɪn/US/bəˈlɛt.əˌmeɪn/

noun

A ballet enthusiast.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounballetomane (plural balletomanes)

plural balletomanes · alternative ballettomane

Origin

  1. Frenchballetomane
  2. Englishballetomane

Borrowed from French balletomane. By surface analysis, ballet + -o- + -mane.

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Translations

French balletomane, ballettomane
  • balletomanea ballet enthusiast
  • ballettomanea ballet enthusiast
German Ballettomane
  • Ballettomanea ballet enthusiast
Italian ballettomane
  • ballettomanea ballet enthusiast
Polish baletoman
  • baletomana ballet enthusiast
Russian балетома́н
  • балетома́н (baletomán)a ballet enthusiast
Spanish balletómano
  • balletómanoa ballet enthusiast
Swedish balettoman
  • balettomana ballet enthusiast
Cite this entry
APA

balletomane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balletomane

MLA

“balletomane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balletomane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balletomane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balletomane.

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