elect, elite
(adjective) selected as the best; “an elect circle of artists”; “elite colleges”
elite, elite group
(noun) a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
Source: WordNet® 3.1
elite (comparative eliter or more elite, superlative elitest or most elite)
Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
Representing the choicest or most select of a group.
elite (plural elites)
A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society.
Someone who is among the best at a certain task.
• Eitel, Leite, Tiele
Source: Wiktionary
e`lite", n. Etym: [F., fr. Ă©lire to choose, L. eligere. See Elect.]
Definition: A choice or select body; the flower; as, the Ă©lite of society.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
