Litterati

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Uncommon form of literati. form-of, plural, plural-only, uncommon

    "To theſe Apollo anſwered, That the onely means whereby to make the way to the Liberal Arts eaſie, was the fervent love of learning, the taking delight in reading the fruitful labours of his Litterati, and to ſtudy out of pleaſure; […]"

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intellectual

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"To theſe Apollo anſwered, That the onely means whereby to make the way to the Liberal Arts eaſie, was the fervent love of learning, the taking delight in reading the fruitful labours of his Litterati, and to ſtudy out of pleaſure; […]"

Etymology

From Latin litterātī.

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