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   aristocratic

   /ˌarɪstəˈkratɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. of, belonging to, or typical of the aristocracy: "an aristocratic family" Similar nobletitledupper-classblue-bloodedhigh-bornwell bornpatricianelitegranddistinguishedrespectableborn with a silver spoon in one's mouthsilver-spooninformal:poshupper crustupmarkettop drawerarchaic:gentleof gentle birthwell breddignifiedcourtlyrefinedpolishedelegantstylishdecorousgraciousfinepolitewell manneredcivilcourteouschivalrousgallantgentlemanlyladylikeurbanesuavedebonairhaughtyproudinformal:snobbishOpposite plebeianworking-classvulgarcoarse

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French aristocratique, from Greek aristokratikos, from aristokratia (see aristocracy).

   Derivatives

   • 1. aristocratically adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishARISTOCRATIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ARISTOCRATIC definition: 1. belonging to a class of people who hold high social rank: 2. belonging to a class of people who…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of ARISTOCRATIC is belonging to, having the qualities of, or favoring aristocracy. How to use aristocratic in a sentence.

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   Aristocratic definition: of or relating to government by an aristocracy. . See examples of ARISTOCRATIC used in a sentence.

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   The word aristocratic describes a person at the highest level of society — such as a prince or a duchess — or those people or things that are so distinguished that they seem to belong to that group.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishARISTOCRACY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a class of people of high social rank. politics & government. An aristocracy is also a government ruled by or consisting of people of a high social class. aristocrat. noun [ C ] us / əˈrɪs·təˌkræt, ˈær·ə·stə- / a prep-school-educated American aristocrat.

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   1. A member of a ruling class or of the nobility. 2. A person having the tastes, manners, or other characteristics of the aristocracy: a natural aristocrat who insists on the best accommodations. 3. A person who advocates government by an aristocracy. 4. One considered the best of its kind: the aristocrat of cars.

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   : government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class. 2. a. : a government in which power is vested (see vest entry 2 sense 1a) in a minority consisting of those believed to be best qualified. b. : a state with such a government. 3. : a governing body or upper class usually made up of a hereditary nobility.