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arbiter elegantiae

noun
ar路​bi路​ter el路​e路​gan路​ti路​ae | \ 藞盲r-b蓹-t蓹r-藢e-l蓹-藞gan-sh膿-藢膿\
variants: or arbiter elegantiarum \ 藞盲r-​b蓹-​t蓹r-​藢e-​l蓹-​藢gan-​sh膿-​藞a-​r蓹m How to pronounce arbiter elegantiarum (audio) , -​藞er-​蓹m \

Definition of arbiter elegantiae

: a person who prescribes, rules on, or is a recognized authority on matters of social behavior and taste

First Known Use of arbiter elegantiae

1728, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for arbiter elegantiae

Latin, judge of elegance

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