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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin litterātus (“learned”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Literat m (weak, genitive Literaten, plural Literaten, feminine Literatin)
- (formal) man of letters, author (male or of unspecified gender)
- Synonyms: Autor, Schriftsteller
2013, Ulrich Wickert, Frankreich, Hoffmann und Campe, →ISBN:Mitterand lernt, nicht nur den Inhalt eines Gedankenks klar zu formulieren, sondern auch die ihm angemessene Ausdrucksform zu finden. Wie jeder Junge versucht er sich in ein paar Gedichten, doch später wird er mit seinen Büchern in Frankreich als Literat anerkannt und kann von den Tantiemen leben.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Further reading
- “Literat” in Duden online
- “Literat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache