'Virtuosos' definitions:

Definition of 'Virtuosos'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Virtuoso the Italians call a man who loves the noble arts, and is a critic in them. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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