literatus
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of literatus
First recorded in 1610–20; see origin at literati ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Which is to say: he’s a typical Homo literatus brooklynensis.
From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2022
He is still living in Indianapolis, on a street with the glorious name of Meridian, and never was Princeton more conscious of him as her leading literatus.
From Time Magazine Archive
Latest literatus to attempt this particular impossibility is Author Golding who plants his small potatoes in neat rows on either side Magnolia Street.
From Time Magazine Archive
For Mae, who fancies herself no end as a literatus and has always jealously insisted on authoring her own scripts, this time took a tip from Producer Cowan.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under the literatus, grammar, composition, music, geometry, astronomy, and literature are to be studied.
From History of Education by Seeley, Levi
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