how to pronounce literati

/ˌlɪtɚˈɑːtiː/

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literati is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of literati in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… among the literati to bring interest in …”

meanings of literati

noun:

Well-educated, literary people; intellectuals who are interested in literature.

literati frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word literati occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics literati can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that literati can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

2) people, society, and culture;