- culturati
- nounpeople interested in culture and cultural activities• Hypernyms: ↑intelligentsia, ↑clerisy
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culturati — noun plural Etymology: 1culture + ati (as in literati) Date: 1964 people intensely interested in cultural affairs … New Collegiate Dictionary
culturati — /kul cheuh rah tee, ray tuy/, n.pl. people deeply interested in cultural and artistic matters. [1970 75; CULTURE + ati, patterned on LITERATI] * * * … Universalium
culturati — noun Well educated people who are interested in cultural activities … Wiktionary
culturati — [ˌkʌltʃə rα:ti] plural noun well educated people who appreciate the arts. Origin 1980s: blend of culture and literati … English new terms dictionary
culturati — cul·tur·a·ti … English syllables
culturati — cul•tu•ra•ti [[t]ˌkʌl tʃəˈrɑ ti, ˈreɪ taɪ[/t]] n. pl. cvb people deeply interested in cultural matters • Etymology: 1970–75; culture+ ati, patterned on literati … From formal English to slang
clerisy — noun an educated and intellectual elite • Syn: ↑intelligentsia • Hypernyms: ↑elite, ↑elite group • Hyponyms: ↑culturati, ↑literati … Useful english dictionary
