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Definition of dilettante noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dilettante

noun
 
/ˌdɪləˈtænti/
 
/ˌdɪləˈtænti/
(plural dilettanti
 
/ˌdɪləˈtæntiː/
 
/ˌdɪləˈtæntiː/
, dilettantes)
(disapproving)
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  1. a person who does or studies something but is not serious about it and does not have much knowledge
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Italian, ‘person loving the arts’, from dilettare ‘to delight’, from Latin delectare.
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