"Republic of Letters" meaning in English

See Republic of Letters in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Republic of Letters [canonical]
Etymology: 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. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Republic of Letters}} the Republic of Letters
  1. (historical) The intellectual community in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Europe and the Americas, exchanging ideas by circulating handwritten letters. Wikipedia link: Republic of Letters Tags: historical Translations (the intellectual community in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Europe and the Americas): চিঠির জমহুরিয়াত (ciṭhir jomhuriẏat) (Bengali), 文人共和國 (Chinese Mandarin), 文人共和国 (Wénrén Gònghéguó) (Chinese Mandarin), 文壇共和國 (Chinese Mandarin), 文坛共和国 (Wéntán Gònghéguó) (Chinese Mandarin), kirjeiden tasavalta (Finnish), République des Lettres [feminine] (French), 文芸共和国 (bungeikyōwakoku) (alt: ぶんげいきょうわこく) (Japanese), 문예공화국 (munyegonghwaguk) (Korean), 편지 공화국 (pyeonji gonghwaguk) (Korean), पत्रांचे प्रजासत्ताक (patrāñce prajāsattāk) [neuter] (Marathi), Rzeczpospolita uczonych [feminine] (Polish), Republika listów [feminine] (Polish), República de las Letras [feminine] (Spanish)
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