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intelligentsia

in·tel·li·gent·si·a [ in tèlli jéntsee ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
intellectuals: the most intelligent, intellectual, or highly educated members of a society or community, especially those who are interested in the arts, literature, philosophy, and politics

[Early 20th century. Via Russian intelligentsiya< Latin intelligentia (see intelligence)]
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