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literatus (s) (noun), literati (pl)
1. A well-educated person who is especially interested in literature and the arts: Mark and his fellow members of the book club were known to be literati because of their special interests in reading, studying, writing, and contributing to the richness of their language with their publications.
2. Etymology: from Latin literati, litterati, plural of literatus, litteratus, "lettered"; primarily, "someone who knows the letters".

Examples of various kinds of literati:

a. Intellectual elite or intelligentsia

b. Persons interested in literature or the arts (first used in Italy: 1615–25)

c. People of scholarly or literary attainments

d. Academics or reviewers who critique literature

e. The educated class

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