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[syn: eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Learned \Learn"ed\ (l[~e]rn"[e^]d), a.
Of or pertaining to learning; possessing, or characterized
by, learning, esp. scholastic learning; erudite;
well-informed; as, a learned scholar, writer, or lawyer; a
learned book; a learned theory.
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The learnedlover lost no time. --Spenser.
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Men of much reading are greatly learned, but may be
little knowing. --Locke.
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Words of learned length and thundering sound.
--Goldsmith.
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The learned, learned men; men of erudition; scholars. --
Learn"ed*ly, adv. Learn"ed*ness, n.
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Every coxcomb swears as learnedly as they. --Swift.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
learnedness \learn"ed*ness\ n.
profound knowledge.
Syn: eruditeness, erudition, learning, scholarship.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
learnedness
n 1: profound scholarly knowledge [syn: eruditeness,
erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship,
encyclopedism, encyclopaedism]