Added 8 October 2026
literati
/ˌlɪt.əˈɹɑː.tiː/ noun
Latin root: līterātī Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about literati at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Well-educated, erudite, literary people; intellectuals who are interested in literature.
Origin
From Latin līterātī, plural of līterātus (“lettered, literate”).
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