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Elite

A choice or select body; the flower; as, the elite of society.

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Selected 84% connected

of Select

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Selected 84% connected

of Select

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Narrower term 11

Aristocracy 76% connected

Government by the best citizens.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Beau monde 76% connected

The fashionable world; people of fashion and gayety.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bon ton 76% connected

The height of the fashion; fashionable society.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Chosen 76% connected

of Choose

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Clerisy 76% connected

The literati, or well educated class.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cream 76% connected

The rich, oily, and yellowish part of milk, which, when the milk stands unagitated, rises, and collects on the surface. It is the part of milk from w…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Elect 76% connected

Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Few 76% connected

Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; -- indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituing a whole; often, by ellipsis of a n…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Nobility 76% connected

The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pick 76% connected

To throw; to pitch.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Society 76% connected

The relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Elect 92% connected

Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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