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Main Entry: elite
Pronunciation: A-'lEt, i-, E-
Function: 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 world> b : singular or plural in construction : the best of a class <superachievers who dominate the computer elite —Marilyn Chase> c : singular or plural in construction : the socially superior part of society <how the elite live —A P World> <how the F.-speaking elite … was changing —Economist> d : a group of persons who by virtue of position or education exercise much power or influence <members of the ruling elite> <the intellectual elites of the country> e : a member of such an elite — usually used in plural <the elites …, pursuing their studies in Europe —Robert Wernick>
2 : a typewriter type providing 12 characters to the linear inch
- elite adjective