man of letters
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man of letters
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Calque of French homme de lettres.
noun men of letters
- A literary man; a scholar or author. This may be accounted for largely on the ground that Cicero and Petrarch were men of the same temperament and cast of mind. They were both typical men of letters. The man of letters is intellectually alert; sensitive to impressions and able to report them; hospitable to all ideas of his time; […]
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noun a literary man
| Español | hombre de letras, literato |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 文学者 bungakusha |
| 中文 | 文學家 /文学家 wénxuéjiā, 文人 wénrén |
| Português | homem das letras |
| Français | homme de lettres, littérateur |
| Deutsch | Literat, Literatin |
| Italiano | uomo di lettere |
| Română | om de litere |
| Русский | литера́тор literátor |
| العربية | عَالِم ʕālim |
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