| Pronunciation: | 'eryû`dIt | ||
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| Matching Terms: | eruditely, eruditeness, erudition | ||
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| Definition: | [adj] having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor" | ||
| Synonyms: | learned, scholarly | ||
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | \Er"u*dite\ (?; 135), a. [L. eruditus, p. p. of erudire to free from rudeness, to polish, instruct; e out + rudis rude: cf. F. ['e]rudit. See {Rude}.] Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned. ``A most erudite prince.'' --Sir T. More. ``Erudite . . . theology.'' --I. Taylor. -- {Er"u*dite`ly}, adv. -- {Er"u*dite`ness}, n. | ||
| Thesaurus Terms | |||
| Related Terms: | abstruse, civilized, cultivated, cultured, deep, educated, encyclopedic, learned, lettered, literate, pansophic, polyhistoric, polymath, polymathic, profound, scholarly, scholastic, studious, well-read, wise | ||
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