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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
erudite \er"u*dite\ ([e^]r"[-u]*d[imac]t; 135), adjective [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}, adverb -- {er"u*dite'ness}, noun
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
eruditeness \er"u*dite'ness\ ([e^]r"[-u]*d[imac]t'n[e^]s), noun profound knowledge.
Syn: erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
eruditeness
noun: profound scholarly knowledge [syn: {erudition}, {learnedness}, {learning}, {scholarship}, {encyclopedism}, {encyclopaedism}]
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