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aristo

(ˈærɪstəʊ; əˈrɪstəʊ)
n, pl -tos
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) informal short for aristocrat
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a•ris•to•crat

(əˈrɪs təˌkræt, ˈær ə stə-)

n.
1. a member of a governing aristocracy.
2. a hereditary noble.
3. a person who has the taste, manners, etc., characteristic of members of an aristocracy.
4. an advocate of an aristocratic form of government.
5. regarded as the best of its kind: the aristocrat of wines.
[1770–80; < French aristocrate]
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aristo

[ˈærɪstəʊ] N (Brit) → aristócrata mf
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