Defn: A learned man; a man acquainted with literature; — chiefly
used in the plural.
Now we are to consider that our bright ideal of a literatus may
chance to be maimed. De Quincey.
-LITH; -LITE -lith, -lite.
Defn: Combining forms fr. Gr. li`qos a stone; — used chiefly in naming minerals and rocks.
LITH
Lith, obs.
Defn: 3d pers. sing. pres. of Lie, to recline, for lieth. Chaucer.
LITH
Lith, n. Etym: [AS. li.]
Defn: A joint or limb; a division; a member; a part formed by growth, and articulated to, or symmetrical with, other parts. Chaucer.
LITHAEMIA
Li*thæ"mi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A condition in which uric (lithic) acid is present in the blood.
LITHAGOGUE
Lith"a*gogue, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)