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in⋅tel⋅li⋅gent⋅si⋅a
[in-tel-i-jent-see-uh, -gent-] 
ɪˈdʒɛnt
–plural noun
| intellectuals considered as a group or class, esp. as a cultural, social, or political elite. |
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| in·tel·li·gent·si·a
(ĭn-těl'ə-jěnt'sē-ə, -gěnt'-) Pronunciation Key
n. The intellectual elite of a society. [Russian intelligentsiya, from Latin intelligentia, intelligence, from intelligēns, intelligent-, intelligent; see intelligent.] |
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| intelligentsia | |
noun | |
| an educated and intellectual elite |
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intelligentsia [(in-tel-uh-jent-see-uh)]
Intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite.
[Chapter:] Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology
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