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literati

/ˈlɪdəˌrɑdi/
/lɪtəˈrɒti/
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If you're educated and love books, you can describe yourself as being a member of the literati. The literati is a highly intelligent group of bookish people.

The literati is a somewhat glamorous group, known for being very smart and well-read. You could include famous authors, editors, poets, critics, and scholars of literature among the collective group known as the literati. The word is the plural form of the Latin literatus, which means "lettered or educated," or literally "one who knows letters." Related words in English include letter and literate.

Definitions of literati
  1. noun
    well-educated people who are interested in books
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    type of:
    clerisy, intelligentsia
    an educated and intellectual elite
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