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ama·teur·ism (am′ə c̸hər iz′əm, -tər-)

noun

  1. an amateurish method or quality
  2. the nonprofessional status of an amateur

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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