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literati(encyclopedia)
literati(dictionary)

matra (iou) and literati (oh)


matra (iou)



matra noun. L19.
[Sanskrit matra.]
In Indian Music, a beat or a subdivision of a beat within a rhythmic phrase.

literati (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Early Italian litterati, from Latin litteratus; LITERATE]
the literati
formal a small group of people in a society who know a lot about literature