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connoisseurship

con·nois·seur
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kon-uh-sur, -soo r]
    • /ˌkɒn əˈsɜr, -ˈsʊər/
    • /ˌkɒnəˈsɜːʃɪp /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-uh-sur, -soo r]
    • /ˌkɒn əˈsɜr, -ˈsʊər/

Definitions of connoisseurship word

  • noun connoisseurship a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste: a connoisseur of modern art. 1
  • noun connoisseurship a discerning judge of the best in any field: a connoisseur of horses. 1
  • noun connoisseurship The state of being a connoisseur. 1
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Origin of connoisseurship

First appearance:

before 1705
One of the 50% oldest English words
1705-15; < French; Old French conoiseor < Latin cognōscitōr- (stem of cognōscitor) knower. See cognoscible, -tor

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Parts of speech for Connoisseurship

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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connoisseurship popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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