Republic of Letters
Republic of Letters proper noun: the intellectual community in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Europe and the Americas, exchanging ideas by circulating handwritten letters.
Proper noun
the Republic of Letters
- The intellectual community in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Europe and the Americas, exchanging ideas by circulating handwritten letters.
Republic of Letters meaning in Marathi and Bengali
Republic of Letters in Marathi
- the intellectual community in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Europe and the Americas
- पत्रांचे प्रजासत्ताक patrāñce prajāsattāk
Republic of Letters in Bengali
- the intellectual community in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Europe and the Americas
- চিঠির জমহুরিয়াত ciṭhir jomhuriẏat
Origin of Republic of Letters
The first known occurrence of the term in its Latin form (Respublica literaria) is in a letter by Francesco Barbaro to Poggio Bracciolini dated July 6, 1417.
Questions about Republic of Letters
- What does Republic of Letters mean?
- Republic of Letters means the intellectual community in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Europe and the Americas, exchanging ideas by circulating handwritten letters.
- What is Republic of Letters in Marathi?
- Republic of Letters in Marathi is पत्रांचे प्रजासत्ताक (patrāñce prajāsattāk). See Republic of Letters meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Republic of Letters?
- Republic of Letters is a proper noun.
Words near Republic of Letters in the dictionary
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