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e•lite



Pronunciation: (i-lēt', ā-lēt'), [key]
—n.
1. (often used with a pl. v.) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
2. (used with a pl. v.) persons of the highest class: Only the elite were there.
3. a group of persons exercising the major share of authority or influence within a larger group: the power elite of a major political party.
4. a type, approximately 10-point in printing-type size, widely used in typewriters and having 12 characters to the inch. Cf. pica1.

—adj.
representing the most choice or select; best: an elite group of authors. Also,é•lite'.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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