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ERUDITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does erudite mean?
• ERUDITE (adjective)
The adjective ERUDITE has 1 sense:
1. having or showing profound knowledge
Familiarity information: ERUDITE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or showing profound knowledge
Synonyms:
erudite; learned
Context example:
an erudite professor
Similar:
scholarly (characteristic of scholars or scholarship)
Derivation:
eruditeness (profound scholarly knowledge)
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