literati
Use Literati in a sentence plural noun, singular lit·e·ra·tus 
[-rah-tuh
s, -rey-] .
[-rah-tuhs, -rey-] . persons of scholarly or literary attainments; intellectuals.
Origin:
1615–25; < Latin līterāti learned, scholarly people, noun use of plural of līterātus. See literate
1615–25; < Latin līterāti learned, scholarly people, noun use of plural of līterātus. See literate
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| —pl n | |
| literary or scholarly people | |
| [C17: from Latin] | |
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Word Origin & History
literati
"men and women of letters; the learned class as a whole," 1621, from L. lit(t)erati, pl. of lit(t)eratus "lettered" (see literate). The proper sing. would be literatus, though It. literato (1704) sometimes is used.
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Example sentences
The back-and-forth nonetheless started a debate among the literati about language and heritage.
But it doesn't help that these days even the literati have a hazy grasp of grammatical structure.
The literati sent out their minions to do their bidding.
The literati may be appalled, but her devoted fans relish every word.
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