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elite definition

elite (i lēt′, ā-)

noun

  1. the group or part of a group selected or regarded as the finest, best, most distinguished, most powerful, etc.
  2. a size of type for typewriters, measuring twelve characters to the linear inch

Etymology: Fr élite < OFr eslite, fem. pp. of eslire, to choose < VL *exligere, for L eligere: see elect

adjective

of, forming, or suitable for an elite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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