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intelligentsia Definition


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intelligentsia
noun
    1. The most highly educated and cultured people in a society, especially when considered as a political class.
      Thesaurus: intellectuals, literati, academics, illuminati, highbrows.
      Form: the intelligentsia (usually)
Etymology: Early 20c: from Russian intelligentsiya, from Latin intelligentia intelligence.



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