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Liszt fever

Liszt fever noun: synonym of Lisztomania.

Noun

Liszt fever (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Synonym of Lisztomania.
    • We all had heard of the phenomenon that was sweeping across Europe wherever the pianist, Franz Liszt, played. […] Most troubling, at least to the men who reported it, was that it was not maids or shopgirls who were succumbing to Liszt fever but respectable wives and daughters, well-trained women...2013 September, Lynn Cullen, Mrs. Poe, New York, NY: Gallery Books, →ISBN, page 163
    Synonyms:
    Lisztomania

Synonyms of Liszt fever

Questions about Liszt fever

What does Liszt fever mean?
Liszt fever means synonym of Lisztomania.
What part of speech is Liszt fever?
Liszt fever is a noun.

Words near Liszt fever in the dictionary

  1. Lisvane
  2. Liswerry
  3. Liszewski
  4. Liszewskis
  5. Liszt
  6. Liszt fever
  7. Lisztian
  8. Lisztomania
  9. Liszts
  10. lit
  11. lit a fire under

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