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erudite

3 syllables
adjectivenoun
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As an adjective, erudite means learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books. As a noun, it means a learned or scholarly person.

Meanings of erudite

3 meanings

adjective

  1. Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.

  2. Having or showing profound knowledge

    “a learned jurist”

    “an erudite professor”

    Similar: learned

noun

  1. A learned or scholarly person

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: having or showing profound knowledge
learned

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