What does man of letters mean?
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man of let·ters
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Princeton's WordNet
man of lettersnoun
a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities
GCIDE
man of lettersnoun
A writer, especially one who writes for a living.
man of lettersnoun
A learned person; a scholar.
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man of lettersnoun
a literary man
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man of letters
A man of letters is an intellectual or scholar; a person, often a man, who is knowledgeable, educated, and engages in literary or scholarly activities such as reading, writing, studying or teaching. This term particularly applies to those who are well-versed and accomplished in the field of literature or humanities.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of man of letters in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of man of letters in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- Literat, LiteratinGerman
- hombre de letrasSpanish
- homme de lettres, littérateurFrench
- dooinney lettyraghtManx
- homine de litterasInterlingua
- 文学者Japanese
- литераторRussian
- књижевник, književnikSerbo-Croatian
- litteratör, skribent, [[lärd]] [[man]], skriftställare, författareSwedish
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