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a·ris·to·crat

(ə-rĭs′tə-krăt′, ăr′ĭs-)
n.
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.

[French aristocrate, from aristocratie, aristocracy, from Old French, from Late Latin aristocratia; see aristocracy.]

a·ris′to·crat′ic, a·ris′to·crat′i·cal adj.
a·ris′to·crat′i·cal·ly adv.
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Adv. 1. [画像:aristocratically - in an aristocratic manner]aristocratically - in an aristocratic manner; "they behaved aristocratically"
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Translations
بِصورَة أرِسْتوقراطِيَّه
aristokratickyšlechticky
arisztokratikusan
höfîinglega; meî hroka
aristokraticky
aristokratça

aristocratically

[ˌærɪstəˈkrætɪklɪ] advaristocraticamente
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aristocracy

(ӕrəˈstokrəsi) noun
in some countries, the nobility and others of the highest social class, who usually own land. aristokrasie أرِسْتوقْراطِيَّه، حُكومَة الأشْراف аристокрация aristocracia aristokracie, šlechta die Aristokratie aristokrati; overklasse αριστοκρατία aristocracia aristokraatia طبقۀ اشراف ylimystö aristocratie מִשְטַר אַרִיסטוֹקְרָאטִי अभिजात वर्ग aristokracija arisztokrácia ningrat, aristokrasi, keningratan aðall aristocrazia 貴族階級 귀족 aristokratija aristokrātija golongan bangsawan aristocratie aristokrati, overklasse arystokracja د اشرافو طبقه aristocracia aristocraţie аристократия aristokracia aristokracija aristokratija (plemstvo) aristokrati ชนชั้นสูง soylular sınıfı, aristokrasi 貴族階級 аристократія اشرافیہ ، امیر طبقہ tầng lớp quí tộc 贵族
ˈaristocrat (-krӕt) , ((American) əˈristəkrӕt) noun
a member of the aristocracy. aristokraat أرِسْتوقْراطي،مِن طَبَقَة ألأشْراف аристократ aristocrata aristokrat, šlechtic der/die Adelige(r) aristokrat αριστοκράτης aristócrata aristokraat اشراف زاده aristokraatti aristocrate אציל अभिजात वर्ग का व्यक्ति aristokracija arisztokrata keluarga ningrat aðalsmaður aristocratico 貴族 귀족 계급 aristokratas aristokrāts bangsawan aristocraat aristokrat arystokrata اشراف زاده aristocrata aristocrat аристократ aristokrat, -ka aristokrat aristokrat (plemić) aristokrat สมาชิกของชนชั้นสูง soylu, aristokrat 貴族(成員) аристократ طبقۂ اشرافیہ کا ایک رکن nhà quí tộc 贵族中的一员
ˌaristoˈcratic (-ˈkrӕ-) , ((American) əˌristəˈkrӕtik) adjective
(of people, behaviour etc) proud and noble-looking. an aristocratic manner. aristokraties أرِستوقْراطي، أنيق، لائِق аристократичен aristocrático aristokratický, šlechtický aristokratisch aristokratisk αριστοκρατικός aristocrático aristokraatlik اشرافی aristokraattinen aristocratique אֲצִילִי अभिजात वर्गीय aristokratski arisztokratikus sikap ningrat aðals-, höfðingja- aristocratico 貴族的な 귀족의 aristokratiškas aristokrātisks kebangsawanan aristocratisch aristokratisk arystokratyczny اشرافی aristocrático aris­to­cratic; nobil аристократический aristokratický aristokratski aristokratski (plemićki) aristokratisk เกี่ยวกับชนชั้นสูง soylulara ait, aristokratik 貴族般的 аристократичний اونچے طبقے جیسا có vẻ quí phái 贵族式的
ˌaristoˈcratically adverb
aristokraties بِصورَة أرِسْتوقراطِيَّه аристократично aristocraticamente aristokraticky, šlechticky aristokratisch aristokratisk αριστοκρατικά aristocráticamente aristokraatlikult به صورت اشرافی aristokraattisesti aristocratiquement בַּאֲצִילוּת अभिजात वर्ग के हिसाब से aristokratski arisztokratikusan secara ningrat höfðinglega; með hroka aristocraticamente 貴族的に 귀족적으로 aristokratiškai aristokrātiski berkaitan bangsawan aristocratisch aristokratisk arystokratycznie په اشرافی ډول aristocraticamente aristocratic аристократично aristokraticky aristokratsko aristokratski (plemićki) aristokratiskt อย่างชนชั้นสูง aristokratça 貴族般地 аристократично اشرافیہ کے طور پر quí phái 贵族式地
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Without a turn of head or roll of eye, aristocratically positing their non-existingness to their faces, he trotted for'ard along the cabin floor and into the stateroom where Skipper babbled maniacally in the bunk.
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When he was told that newspapers had been flashing news of the issue since last two days, he aristocratically replied that no notice was taken on the news appearing in the media.
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