literati

lit·er·a·ti

(lĭt′ə-rä′tē)

pl.n.

The literary intelligentsia.

[Latin litterātī, līterātī, pl. of litterātus, literate; see literate.]

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literati

(ˌlɪtəˈrɑːtiː)

pl n

literary or scholarly people

[C17: from Latin]

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lit•e•ra•ti

(ˌlɪt əˈrɑ ti, -ˈreɪ-)

n.pl., sing. -ra•tus (-ˈrɑ təs, -ˈreɪ-)

persons of scholarly or literary attainments; intellectuals.

[1615–25; < Latin līterāti, n. use of pl. of līterātus. See literate]

literati

men of letters or learning; scholars as a group.

literati

A Latin word meaning literate people, used to mean literary or scholarly people.

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literati - the literary intelligentsia

clerisy, intelligentsia - an educated and intellectual elite

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literati

[ˌlɪtəˈrɑːtiː] NPL → literatos mpl

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literati

[ˌlɪtəˈrɑːti] npl → lettrés mpl

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literati

pl → Literaten pl

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