Definition of virtuoso

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vir·tu·o·so    (vûrch-s, -z) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. vir·tu·o·sos or vir·tu·o·si  (-s) KEY 

1. A musician with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.
2. A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
3. A person with a strong interest in the fine arts, especially in antiquities.
4. Archaic A very learned person.

ADJECTIVE:

Exhibiting the ability, technique, or personal style of a virtuoso: a virtuoso performance.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Italian, skilled, of great worth, virtuoso, from Late Latin virtusus, virtuous, from Latin virts, excellence ; see virtue

OTHER FORMS:
virtu·osic  (-sk, -zk) KEY (Adjective), virtu·osi·cal·ly(Adverb)