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Meaning of DILETTANT

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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  1. \Dil"et*tant`\, a.
    Of or pertaining to dilettanteism; amateur; as, dilettant
    speculation. --Carlyle.
    
    
  2. \Dil`et*tant"\, n.
    A dilettante.
    
          Though few art lovers can be connoisseurs, many are
          dilettants.                              --Fairholt.
    
    
 

 

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