literatus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /lɪtəˈɹɑːtəs/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin līterātus, litterātus. Doublet of literate and literato.
Meanings
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(in-plural) A learned person; especially one acquainted with literature.
Now, we are to consider that our bright ideal of a literatus may chance to be married,—in fact, Mr. [Samuel Taylor] Coleridge agrees to allow him a wife.
1823, Thomas De Quincey, “Letters to a Young Man whose Education has been Neglected. Letter I.”, in Letters to a Young Man whose Education has been Neglected; and Other Papers (De Quincey’s Works; XIV), London: James Hogg & Sons, published 1860, →OCLC, page 21:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| literati | Number=Plur | lexicographic |