erudition

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Profound knowledge, especially that based on learning and scholarship
extensive knowledge of literature, history, language, etc
{n} instruction, learning, knowledge
Erudition is great academic knowledge. His erudition was apparently endless
{i} learning, scholarship, knowledge
The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship
profound scholarly knowledge
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very-learned
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{a} instructed, taught, learned, skilled
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learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
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having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor"
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{s} learned, scholarly, knowledgeable, educated
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If you describe someone as erudite, you mean that they have or show great academic knowledge. You can also use erudite to describe something such as a book or a style of writing. He was never dull, always erudite and well informed. an original and highly erudite style. showing a lot of knowledge based on careful study = learned (past participle of erudire , from rudis )
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\AIR-yuh-dyt; -uh-dyt\, adjective: Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; learned
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having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor
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Most erudite of the Romans Marcus Terentius Varro, a man of vast and varied erudition in almost every department of literature (B C 116-27 )
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Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
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