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Choose the correct one-word substitute for:

A person who studies casually without seriousness.

The correct answer is

Dilettante

The question asks for a single word meaning a person who studies something casually, without serious commitment.

A 'dilettante' is a person who takes up an art or subject for amusement or in a superficial way rather than with serious study.

A 'scholar' and a 'savant' are people of deep, serious learning, which is the opposite of the required sense.

An 'expert' has thorough, specialised knowledge and skill, again unlike a casual learner.

Hence, the person who studies casually without seriousness is a Dilettante.

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