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eru·di·tion (er′yo̵̅o̅ dis̸h′ən, er′o̵̅o̅-; er′yə-, er′ə-)

noun

learning acquired by reading and study; scholarship

Etymology: ME erudicioun < L eruditio: see erudite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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