LITERATI


Meaning of LITERATI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌli-tə-ˈrä-(ˌ)tē ]

noun plural

Etymology: obsolete Italian litterati, from Latin, plural of litteratus

Date: 1621

1. : the educated class ; also : intelligentsia

2. : persons interested in literature or the arts

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.