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Word: 'virtu' • Extended Annotations



virtu

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from Italian virtu "excellence"

from Latin virtus "virtue, character, excellence, goodness"

virtu noun
  • maintained excellence with ascendant inclination
  • excellence or merit in objects of art, curios, and the like
  • (used with a plural verb) such objects or articles collectively
  • a taste for or knowledge of such objects
virtuoso noun
  • a being of advanced expertise at some endeavor
  • one who excels in the technique of an art; especially a highly skilled musical performer
  • a person who has exceptional skill, expertise, or talent at some endeavor
  • a person interested in the pursuit of knowledge in some specialized field and especially in the arts and sciences
  • a person interested in or having a taste for the fine arts

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~☉~lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
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