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erudite (ER yuh dight", ER uh dight") (adjective), more erudite, most erudite
1. Descriptive of someone who has great learning that has been gained from study and reading: After graduation from medical school, Kim had erudite knowledge which was very substantial and comprehensive.
2. Relating to a style of writing that shows a high level of scholarly or profound knowledge: At the library, Max checked out two very erudite books about philosophy.
3. Etymology: from the Latin eruditus, “learned, well-instructed”; from the past participle of the verb erudire, “to educate, train”; from the prefix ex–, “out, out of”, and the adjective rudis, “untaught, untrained”.
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2. Relating to a style of writing that shows a high level of scholarly or profound knowledge: At the library, Max checked out two very erudite books about philosophy.
3. Etymology: from the Latin eruditus, “learned, well-instructed”; from the past participle of the verb erudire, “to educate, train”; from the prefix ex–, “out, out of”, and the adjective rudis, “untaught, untrained”.