literati
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8.5
- noun
- /ˌlɪtəˈrɑːti/
- Literature
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literatos
- In her essay, she critiques the opinions of the literati on modern poetry.
- literati painter
- literati painting
- Chinese literati
Emmers he met through he met all these New England lit literati and they held fundraisers for him.
- Emmers he met through he met all these New England lit literati and they held fundraisers for him.
Examples
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But nineteenth-century literati continued to wax nostalgic for bardic poets, scribal arts, and noble patrons.
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The annual conference attracts many literati who discuss contemporary literary trends.
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This was the breeding ground for some of our greatest literati.
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Another critical challenge faced by late Chos?n literati was their government's control over the production and distribution of printed books.
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Yet, Shakespeare's works were always appreciated and praised by most of the literati.
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As upperclassmen, these literati grew critical of the Princeton social system.
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In essence, the literati rejected courtly values by reversing a shared scale of value.
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One account of the literati master artist Yun Tus provides a good background of their function and meanings.
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At about the same period, Korean and East Asian scholarship also saw literati and intellectuals seeking encyclopedic knowledge.
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The Literati held broadly positive views of the rural, predominantly Lutheran settlements in Bessarabia and Dobruja.
Academic text (2016)
Synonyms
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8.1
A group of well educated people who influence ideas, art and learning
Antonyms
How Literary
Surface Forms
Etymology
Literati comes from the Latin littera ('letter') and literatus ('learned'), and it shares the same root as literature, so you can think of it as 'people of letters' — readers and writers. That's why literati means educated people who love books and ideas.