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Italian
Etymology
From Russian интеллиге́нция (intelligéncija), from Latin intellegentia (“intelligence, understanding”). Doublet of intelligenza and intelligence.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.tel.liˈɡɛn.t͡sja/
- Rhymes: -ɛntsja
- Hyphenation: in‧tel‧li‧ghèn‧zia
Noun
intellighenzia f (plural intellighenzie)
- intelligentsia
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