Meaning of Connoisseurship | Babel Free

Definitions

The state or act of being a connoisseur.

countable, uncountable

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Examples

“Reluctantly Bradly unrolled the canvas, which the trooper took from him to hold⟳ at arm's length, shutting one eye and crocking his neck sideways in a severe exercise of connoisseurship. Not satisfied with that system of inspecting a view⟳, he had Cooley hold⟳ it against a biscuit tin, which required Cooley to cock an eye sideways to inspect⟳ it.”

“In an economy where niche markets multiply⟳ as rapidly as Internet spam, the capacity for new, competitive connoisseurship is endless. Is that bread artisanal and part of the slow-food movement?”

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