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Word: Intelligentsia
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from Russian intelligentsiya via Polish inteligencja from Latin intelligentia (see intelligence)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˌtɛlɪˈdʒɛnsɪə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɪntɛlɪˈdʒɛnsɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
intellectuals or highly educated people as a group, especially when regarded as possessing culture and political influence
Short Definition:intellectuals as group
Examples:- a distrust of the intelligentsia and of theoretical learning
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