virtuoso
noun/ˌvɜːtʃuˈəʊsəʊ/, /ˌvɜːtʃuˈəʊzəʊ/
/ˌvɜːrtʃuˈəʊsəʊ/, /ˌvɜːrtʃuˈəʊzəʊ/
(plural virtuosos, virtuosi
/ˌvɜːtʃuˈəʊsiː/, /ˌvɜːtʃuˈəʊziː/
/ˌvɜːrtʃuˈəʊsiː/, /ˌvɜːrtʃuˈəʊziː/
)- a person who shows very great skill at doing something, especially playing a musical instrument
- a piano virtuoso
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Italian, literally ‘learned, skilful’, from late Latin virtuosus, from virtus ‘virtue’.Want to learn more?
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