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Definition of highbrow adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

highbrow

adjective
 
/ˈhaɪbraʊ/
 
/ˈhaɪbraʊ/
(sometimes disapproving)
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  1. interested in serious artistic or cultural ideas synonym intellectual
    • highbrow newspapers
    • highbrow readers
    • Highbrow critics generally disapprove of this type of novel.
    • The journal is aimed at a highbrow readership.
    opposite lowbrow compare middlebrowTopics Literature and writingc2, Artc2, Personal qualitiesc2
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