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bal·let·o·mane (b

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An ardent admirer of the ballet.

[French : ballet, ballet; see ballet + -mane, ardent admirer (from Greek -mans; see men-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

bal·leto·mani·a (-m

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) n.

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balletomane - a ballet enthusiast

enthusiast, partizan, partisan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

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