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Definition of dilettante noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

dilettante

noun

NAmE//ˈdɪləˌtɑnt//

, NAmE//ˌdɪləˈtɑnt//

(pl. dilettanti

NAmE//ˌdɪləˈtɑnti//

, (or )dilettantes) (disapproving)

a person who does or studies something but is not serious about it and does not have much knowledge

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dilettante

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