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Definition of
literati noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
literati
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˌlɪt̮əˈrɑt̮i
/
/
the literati
[
plural
]
(
formal
)
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educated and intelligent people who enjoy literature
He was underrated as a writer by the literati.
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literati
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literary agent
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