culturati

noun

Definition of culturatinext
as in intelligentsia

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  1. intelligentsia
  2. avant-garde
Noun
  • Their careers were marked by the jockeying for power and position endemic to the hothouse world of the Parisian intelligentsia, as well as by shifting allegiances and fallings out.
    — Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • With his mother working as a senior official on the Supreme Court and his father as a lawyer, Magyar grew up in the heart of Hungary’s political establishment and intelligentsia.
    — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Definition of intelligentsia
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  • The artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, was then as avant-garde as MASP’s design is today.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • Add a slightly avant-garde feel to a classic half moon manicure with a pop of blue on a creamy nude base.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 16 July 2026
Definition of avant-garde
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“Culturati.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culturati. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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