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Definition: DILETTANTEISM

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The state or quality of being a dilettante; the desultory pursuit of art, science, or literature.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Dilettanteism" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1849. (references)

Definition: DILETTANTEISM

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The state or quality of being a dilettante; the desultory pursuit of art, science, or literature.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "DILETTANTEISM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1849. (references)