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virtu

 
(vər-tū', vĭr-) pronunciation also ver·tu (vər-)
n.
  1. A knowledge or love of or taste for fine objects of art.
  2. Objects of art, especially fine antique objets d'art, considered as a group.

[Italian virtù, virtue, virtu, from Latin virtūs, excellence, virtue. See virtue.]


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IN BRIEF: n. - Artistic quality; Love of or taste for fine objects of art.

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