VIRTUOSOS

Noun

virtuosos

plural of virtuoso

Source: Wiktionary


VIRTUOSO

Vir`tu*o"so, n.; pl. Virtuosos; It. Virtuosi. Etym: [It. See Virtuous.]

1. One devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer of curiosities, etc. Virtuoso the Italians call a man who loves the noble arts, and is a critic in them. Dryden.

2. (Mus.)

Definition: A performer on some instrument, as the violin or the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a brilliant concert player.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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