elite
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[edit] Etymology
From Old French elit, eslit (“chosen, elected”) past participle of elire, eslire (“to choose, elect”), from Latin eligere (“to choose, elect”); see elect.
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elite (comparative more elite, superlative most elite)
- Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
- Representing the choicest or most select of a group
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Of high birth or social position
[edit] Noun
elite (plural elites)
- (uncountable) A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society.
- (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?
- 1964, "France's Culture Corps," Time, 7 Aug.,
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group with higher status
[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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elite f. (plural elites)
