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erudite definition

eru·dite (er′yo̵̅o̅ dīt′, er′o̵̅o̅-; er′yə-, er′ə-)

adjective

having or showing a wide knowledge gained from reading; learned; scholarly

Etymology: ME erudit < L eruditus, pp. of erudire, to instruct, lit., free from roughness < e-, out + rudis, rude

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