literati
noun/ˌlɪtəˈrɑːti/
/ˌlɪtəˈrɑːti/
the literati
[plural] (formal)- educated and intelligent people who enjoy literature
- He was underrated as a writer by the literati.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin, plural of literatus ‘acquainted with letters’, from littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’.Want to learn more?
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