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elite (noun)

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  • elite — ► NOUN 1) a group of people regarded as the best in a particular society or organization. 2) a size of letter in typewriting, with 12 characters to the inch (about 4.7 to the centimetre). ORIGIN French, selection, choice …   English terms dictionary

  • elite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. select, choice, prime. n. [the] elect, choice, cream, flower; chosen people; inner circle, aristocracy, beau or haut monde; the four hundred; cream of the crop, crème de la crème. See superiority,… …   English dictionary for students

  • elite — [eɪ li:t, ɪ ] (also élite) noun 1》 a group of people considered to be superior in a society or organization. 2》 a size of letter in typewriting, with 12 characters to the inch (about 4.7 to the centimetre). Origin C18: from Fr. élite selection,… …   English new terms dictionary

  • elite — noun Etymology: French élite, from Old French eslite, from feminine of eslit, past participle of eslire to choose, from Latin eligere Date: 1823 1. a. singular or plural in construction the choice part ; cream < the elite of the entertainment… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • elite — noun (C) 1 a group of people who have a lot of power and influence because they have money, knowledge, or special skills: a small privileged elite 2 elite corps/squad/college etc a group of people that contains the best, most educated etc people… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • elite group — noun a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status • Syn: ↑elite • Derivationally related forms: ↑elite (for: ↑elite) • Hypernyms: ↑upper class, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • elite — UK US /ɪˈliːt/ noun [C] ► the richest, most powerful, best educated, or best trained people in a particular group or society: »the corporate/financial/media elite …   Financial and business terms

  • elite — I noun aristocracy, best part, best people, choice group, chosen few, cream of society, fashionable society, gentry, high society, most carefully selected group, nobility, optimates, privileged class, select body, select few, superior group, top… …   Law dictionary

  • elite — noun hobnobbing with Southport s elite Syn: best, pick, cream, crème de la crème, flower, nonpareil, elect; high society, jet set, beautiful people, beau monde, haut monde, glitterati; aristocracy, nobility, upper class Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • elite — noun Syn: best, pick, cream, crème de la crème, flower, high society, beautiful people, aristocracy, ruling class Ant: dregs …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • elite seed — noun : foundation stock of pure selected seed of a certain crop variety …   Useful english dictionary

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