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socialite
[
soh
-sh
uh
-lahyt
]
Origin
so·cial·ite
/
ˈsoʊ
ʃəˌlaɪt
/
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[
soh
-sh
uh
-lahyt
]
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noun
a
socially
prominent person.
Origin:
1925–30;
social
+
-ite
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socialite
(ˈsəʊʃəˌlaɪt)
—
n
a person who is or seeks to be prominent in fashionable society
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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socialite
1928, probably a coinage among writers and editors at "Time" magazine, perhaps as a contraction of social light, in imitation of words in -ite.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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