Literati (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

plural noun, singular lit·e·ra·tus [lit-uh-rah-tuhs, ‐rey‐]. /ˌlɪt əˈrɑ təs, ‐ˈreɪ‐/.
  1. people engaged in literary pursuits, especially professional writers: The lounge at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City was a well-known haunt of the literati during the 1920s.
  2. learned people and scholars considered as a class:university literati in their ivory tower.
pl n
  1. literary or scholarly people
Literati (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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