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Connoisseurship

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n. the state of being a connoisseur

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. State of being a connoisseur.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The rôle or part of a connoisseur; critical judgment in matters of art.

n. Skill as a connoisseur; proficiency as an art critic.

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n. love of or taste for fine objects of art

Word Usage

"Whether this proves Borrow's susceptibility to female charm I cannot say, but it seems to me rather to prove a sort of connoisseurship, which is not the same thing."

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perceptiveness appreciation discernment taste

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