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culturati

plural noun
cul·​tur·​a·​ti | \ ËŒkÉ™l-chÉ™-ˈrä-(ËŒ)tÄ“ How to pronounce culturati (audio) \

Definition of culturati

: people intensely interested in cultural affairs

Examples of culturati in a Sentence

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 Young, handsome and gay, he was quickly taken up by New York’s culturati, including Lincoln Kirstein, Alfred H. Barr Jr. and Philip Johnson. — Julie V. Iovine, WSJ, "‘Quest for Beauty: The Architecture, Landscapes, and Collections of John Yeon’ Review: The Architectural Prince of Portland," 4 July 2017

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First Known Use of culturati

1892, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for culturati

culture entry 1 + -ati (as in literati)

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