literati C2 Topic:Media & Publishing US /ˌlɪtəˈɹɑti/ UK /ˌlɪt.əˈɹɑː.tiː/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun plural: educated people with a strong interest in literature, especially writers and critics The festival brought together the city's literati for an evening of readings. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · plural: educated people... literary intellectuals Word family Related forms literatureintellectual Etymology Borrowed from Latin literati, the plural of literatus, meaning lettered or educated. Topics Media & Publishing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # literati **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌlɪtəˈɹɑti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌlɪt.əˈɹɑː.tiː/ ## Meanings 1. plural: educated people with a strong interest in literature, especially writers and critics ## Examples - The festival brought together the city's literati for an evening of readings. ## Synonyms - literary intellectuals ## Related Forms - literature - intellectual ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin literati, the plural of literatus, meaning lettered or educated. ## Topics - Media & Publishing markdown