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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Élite

/(ā`lēt")/ · É·lite · IPA
01 n. A choice or select body; the flower; as, the élite of society.
  1. 1.
    A choice or select body; the flower; as, the élite of society.
  2. 2.
    See Army organization, Switzerland. See: Army organization
02 a., adv., & n. Little.
  1. 1.
    Little.[Obs.]