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dilettante

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dilettante /ˈdɪləˌtɑːnt/ Brit /ˌdɪləˈtænti/ noun
plural dilettantes also dilettanti /ˌdɪləˈtɑːnti/ Brit /ˌdɪləˈtænti/
dilettante
/ˈdɪləˌtɑːnt/ Brit /ˌdɪləˈtænti/
noun
plural dilettantes also dilettanti /ˌdɪləˈtɑːnti/ Brit /ˌdɪləˈtænti/
Britannica Dictionary definition of DILETTANTE
[count]
: a person whose interest in an art or in an area of knowledge is not very deep or serious
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— dilettantish

/ˈdɪləˌtɑːntɪʃ/ adjective [more dilettantish; most dilettantish]
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— dilettantism

/ˈdɪləˌtɑːnˌtɪzəm/ Brit /ˌdɪləˈtæntɪzəm/ noun [noncount]