culturati
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- noun
- /kʌlˈtʃʊrɑːti/
- Literature
- The gallery was filled with culturati discussing the latest art exhibits and performances.
Examples
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A glamorous figure, Strobel hosted social events at her home for the magazine, allowing the Chicago culturati to meet and mingle with visiting literary figures.
Blog text (4) -
In a less virulent and less jejune formulation, however, the same animus toward America, capitalism, and the whole bourgeois ethos marks much of the culturati of the twentieth century, particularly since the 1960s.
Academic text (1995) -
Many culturati attended the film festival to explore new trends in international cinema.
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She invited the local culturati to her home for a discussion on contemporary literature.
Synonyms
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7.4
A person who supports and promotes the arts or healthy living
Surface Forms
Morphology
culturati = culture (semi-transparent) = cultur + ati
The meaning 'people associated with culture' is inferable from 'culture' but the foreign/analogical suffix '-ati' (modeled on words like 'literati') is non‑native and may not be fully predictable for learners.
Etymology
Culturati comes from culture plus an Italian-style ending -ati, just like in literati. It suggests people 'of culture' — those who enjoy museums, theatre, and other arts, so culturati means a group of people interested in culture.