Virtuosos

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Virtuoso \Vir`tu*o"so\, n.; pl. {Virtuosos}; It. {Virtuosi}.
     [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.
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              Virtuoso the Italians call a man who loves the noble
              arts, and is a critic in them.        --Dryden.
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     2. (Mus.) A performer on some instrument, as the violin or
        the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a
        brilliant concert player.
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