ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌship noun
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: expertness in a matter of taste or discrimination : knowledgeability especially in aesthetic or recondite matters
none of that pedantic affectation of connoisseurship which makes a premature fuss over trifles — Irvin Stock
esthetic connoisseurship has generally displaced a creative conception of art — Walter Gropius