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literati

lit·er·a·ti [ lìttə rtee ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
1. highly educated people: intellectuals or the educated class

2. people deeply involved in literature: authors and other people closely or professionally involved with literature and the arts

[Early 17th century. Directly or via Italian< Latin litterati "lettered people" < littera "letter"]
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