literati

lit·er·a·ti

L0199400 (lĭt′ə-rä′tē)pl.n. The literary intelligentsia.

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

literati

(ˌlɪtəˈrɑːtiː) pl nliterary or scholarly people[C17: from Latin]

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.See also: Learning

literati

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

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Noun

literati - the literary intelligentsiaclerisy, intelligentsia - an educated and intellectual elite

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