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   arbiter elegantiarum

   /ˌɛlɪɡantɪˈɑːrəm/

   noun

   • 1. a judge of artistic taste and etiquette.

   Word Origin Latin, ‘judge of elegance’, used by Tacitus to describe Petronius, Gaius, arbiter of taste at Nero's court.

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