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1. elite
noun. ['ɪˈliːt, eɪˈliːt'] a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status.
Synonyms
Etymology
- elit (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Elite
- uncomplete
- noncompete
- indiscreet
- incomplete
- vanvliet
- vanfleet
- obsolete
- mistreat
- marquerite
- marguerite
- excrete
- discrete
- discreet
- concrete
- complete
- secrete
- retreat
- replete
- downbeat
- deplete
- conceit
- compete
- bufete
- bridgette
- backseat
- unseat
- streett
- street
- shumeet
- repeat
How do you pronounce elite?
Pronounce elite as ɪˈlit.
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Quotes about elite
1. An elite confederacy of nerds. My peeps
- Kathy Reichs, Virals
2. I hope people of the future will remember my books for being burned, and I challenge an elite few to imagine the embers of the last copy.
- Bauvard, Some Inspiration for the Overenthusiastic
3. The hope of Internet anarchists was that repressive governments would have only two options: accept the Internet with its limitless possibilities of spreading information, or restrict Internet access to the ruling elite and turn your back on the 21st century, as North Korea has done.
- Peter Singer