erudition
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See also: érudition
Etymology
First attested in the 15th Century. From Middle French érudition, from Latin eruditio (“an instructing, learning, erudition”), from erudire (“to instruct, educate, cultivate”, literally “free from rudeness”), from e (“out”) + rudis (“rude”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛɹʊˈdɪʃən/
Audio (Mid-Atlantic US): (file)
Noun
erudition (countable and uncountable, plural eruditions)
- Profound knowledge acquired from learning and scholarship.
- The refinement, polish and knowledge that education confers.
Synonyms
- (profound knowledge): knowledge, information, learning, lore, scholarship, scholarism
Related terms
Translations
profound knowledge, especially that based on learning and scholarship
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Further reading
- “erudition”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “erudition”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “erudition”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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