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My words this week come from Russian Winter by Daphne Kalotay
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1. balletomane – “As a young lawyer and balletomane, he had insinuated himself into Nina's life in a gentle, measured way,.."
A balletomane is a devotee of the ballet.
Russian baletoman,
from balet ballet+o+man, from maniya, mania
First known use: 1930
When I saw this word, I knew it had something to do with the ballet, Nina is a ballerina, but I wasn't sure exactly what it meant.
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2. oeuvre – “It's not an enormous oeuvre, by the way."
noun : a substantial body of work constituting
the lifework of a writer, an artist, or a composer
I can't imagine myself ever using these words in my everyday conversation, but you never know!!.
I noticed ballet was contained in balletomane but that didn't help me figure out the meaning. Now, I'm wondering how it's pronounced. Great words!
ReplyDeleteI had to go online and click the speaker too.
Deletethe "t" in ballet is not silent!
Two great words to know and "throw around"--if only I can pronounce balletomane correctly! ;)
ReplyDeleteI like balletomane. One of my young granddaughters just started ballet this week. I'm sure I'll become a balletomane too. Since I'm a woman and a Nana, however, I may have to change that to balletonana. Sounds good to me.
ReplyDeleteI love that!!! balletonana!!! :):)
DeleteI have actually heard people use oeuvre in conversation before...a bit of a snooty one though! :)
ReplyDeleteI use oeuvre from time to time, I don't think I'd have much use for balletomane.
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