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Definition of: dilettante
(dil′ə·tan′tē, dil′ə·tänt′) noun plural ·ti or ·tes
1. A person who interests himself in a subject merely for amusement or superficially.
2. A person who loves the arts.
—adjective Pertaining to or like a dilettante. [<Ital., ppr. of dilettare delight <L delectare]
—dil′et·tan′tish, dil′et·tan′
·te·ish adjective
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