culturati

plural noun

cul·​tur·​a·​ti ˌkəl-chə-ˈrä-(ˌ)tē How to pronounce culturati (audio)
Synonyms of culturatinext
: people intensely interested in cultural affairs

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Brooke is one of the culturati, but their busy social life, centered on a bowling team and trivia night, appears warm and teeming. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2023 But Schloss, who died in Rome in 2011, once lived and worked in the center of the center of midcentury New York’s most illustrious culturati. — Jamie Hood, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2021

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culture entry 1 + -ati (as in literati)

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of culturati was in 1892

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“Culturati.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culturati. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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