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dilettante

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  1. amateur               
 
dil.et.tante \.dil-*-'ta:nt(-e-)\ \-'ta:nt-e-, -'tant-e-\ n or 
   dil.et.tantes or dil.et.tan.ti [It, fr. prp. of dilettare to delight, fr. L 
   dilectare] pl  1: an admirer or lover of the arts  2: a person who 
   cultivates an art or branch of knowledge as a pastime esp.  sporadically or 
   superficially - dilettante aj