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   dilettante

   /ˌdɪlɪˈtanti/

   noun

   • 1. a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge: "a wealthy literary dilettante"
   • ▪ a person with an amateur interest in the arts.

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from Italian, ‘person loving the arts’, from dilettare ‘to delight’, from Latin delectare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dilettantish adjective
   • 2. dilettantism noun

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