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təˈkrætadjective
1.
of or pertaining to government by an aristocracy.
2.
belonging to or favoring the aristocracy.
3.
characteristic of an aristocrat; having the manners, values, or qualities associated with the aristocracy: aristocratic bearing; aristocratic snobbishness.
Also, a·ris·to·crat·i·cal.
Related forms
a·ris·to·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb
a·ris·to·crat·i·cal·ness, a·ris·to·crat·ic·ness, noun
an·ti·a·ris·to·crat·ic, adjective
an·ti·a·ris·to·crat·i·cal, adjective
an·ti·a·ris·to·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb
EXPANDnon·a·ris·to·crat·ic, adjective
non·a·ris·to·crat·i·cal, adjective
non·a·ris·to·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb
pro·a·ris·to·crat·ic, adjective
pseu·do·a·ris·to·crat·ic, adjective
pseu·do·a·ris·to·crat·i·cal, adjective
pseu·do·a·ris·to·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·a·ris·to·crat·ic, adjective
un·a·ris·to·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Aristocratic
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Example Sentences
- The smell, the feel, even the look of an aristocratic past is all around.
- In aristocratic ages, by contrast, making money for its own sake was a contemptible endeavor.
- If he sometimes failed, it was because he was too far steeped in the aristocratic customs of his islands.
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Word Origin & History
aristocratic
c.1600, "pertaining to aristocracy," from Fr. aristocratique, from Gk. aristokratikos "belonging to the rule of the best," from aristokratia (see aristocracy). Meaning "grand, stylish" is from 1845.
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