elite

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Related terms 1.5.2 Translations 1.6 External links 2 Spanish 2.1 Alternative spellings 2.2 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative spellings

• élite

[edit] Etymology

< Old French elit (“‘elected’”), pp. of elire (“‘to choose, elect’”) < Latin eligere (“‘to choose, elect’”); see elect.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈliːt/ or /ɛˈliːt/
• Rhymes: -iːt

[edit] Adjective

elite (comparative more elite, superlative most elite)

1. Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
2. Representing the choicest or most select of a group

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

elite (plural elites)

1. (uncountable) A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society.
2. (countable) Someone who is among the best at certain task.
   • 1964, "France's Culture Corps," Time, 7 Aug.,

     Is there a nobler or more disinterested aim than to educate the cadres, the elites of tomorrow?

[edit] Related terms

• elect
• élire
• elitism
• elitist
• l33t
• select
• selection

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• elite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• elite in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Alternative spellings

• élite

[edit] Noun

elite f. (plural elites)

1. elite