as in intelligentsia
intellectuals considered as a social class
Boston's 19th-century literati often referred to their city as "the Athens of America"
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The publisher, William Blackwood, sent copies to select members of the British literati, including Charles Dickens.
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Namwali Serpell, The New York Review of Books, 12 Oct. 2023
Sarandos was set to accept the Business Visionary Award at the annual PEN American Spring Literary Gala, alongside fellow honoree Lorne Michaels and a host of literati including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Susan Choi, Jennifer Egan, Min Jin Lee, Jay McInerney and Gay Talese.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 May 2023
His attempt at a murder-free life was left in Washington state; with Wonder and New England’s literati, Joe has plenty of reasons to get stressed and obsessed.
—Karin Tanabe, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
So much attention still focuses on the American and European expat literati that gave the place its slightly seedy, counterculture reputation.
—Graham H. Cornwell, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2023
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Namwali Serpell, The New York Review of Books, 12 Oct. 2023
Sarandos was set to accept the Business Visionary Award at the annual PEN American Spring Literary Gala, alongside fellow honoree Lorne Michaels and a host of literati including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Susan Choi, Jennifer Egan, Min Jin Lee, Jay McInerney and Gay Talese.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 May 2023
His attempt at a murder-free life was left in Washington state; with Wonder and New England’s literati, Joe has plenty of reasons to get stressed and obsessed.
—Karin Tanabe, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
So much attention still focuses on the American and European expat literati that gave the place its slightly seedy, counterculture reputation.
—Graham H. Cornwell, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2023
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“Literati.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literati. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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