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VIRTU
virtu
(noun) objet d’art collectively (especially fine antiques)
virtu, vertu
(noun) artistic quality
virtu, vertu, connoisseurship
(noun) love of or taste for fine objects of art
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
virtu (uncountable)
Alternative form of vertu.
Source: Wiktionary
Vir*tu", n. Etym: [It. virtĂą virtue, excellence, from L. virtus. See Virtue.]
Definition: A love of the fine arts; a taste for curiosities. J. Spence. An article, or piece, of virtu, an object of art or antiquity; a curiosity, such as those found in museums or private collections. I had thoughts, in my chambers to place it in view, To be shown to my friends as a piece of virtĂą. Goldsmith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
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