Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

literatus

/lɪtəˈɹɑːtəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lit-er-a-tus
IPA: /lɪtəˈɹɑːtəs/

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A learned person; especially one acquainted with literature.

Example Sentences

"Now, we are to consider that our bright ideal of a literatus may chance to be married,—in fact, Mr. [Samuel Taylor] Coleridge agrees to allow him a wife."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin līterātus, litterātus. Doublet of literate and literato.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: līterātus

Inflected Forms

literati (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

literata

Synonyms

literato

Questions

How do you pronounce literatus?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɪtəˈɹɑːtəs/.
What does literatus mean?: A learned person; especially one acquainted with literature.
Where does literatus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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