literati

literati(
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A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
1.
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
(general)
a. los literatos
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I don't care what the critics say; I wrote this book for the common people, not the literati.No me importa qué dicen los críticos; escribí este libro para la gente corriente, no los literatos.
The author's work was hailed as revolutionary by the literati of his age.La obra del autor fue aclamada como revolucionaria por los literatos de su época.
b. la gente de las letras
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The novel was popular among the literati, but it sold few copies.La novela era popular entre la gente de las letras, pero vendió pocos ejemplares.
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