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erudition - 3 dictionary results

er⋅u⋅di⋅tion

  [er-yoo-dish-uhn, er-oo-]
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–noun
knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.; learning; scholarship.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L ērudītiōn- (s. of ērudītiō) an instruction. See erudite, -ion

Related forms:
er⋅u⋅di⋅tion⋅al, adjective

Synonyms:
See learning.
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er·u·di·tion   (ěr'yə-dĭsh'ən, ěr'ə-)   
n.  Deep, extensive learning. See Synonyms at knowledge.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Erudition

Er`u*di"tion\, n. [L. eruditio: cf. F. ['e]rudition.] The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship.

The management of a young lady's person is not be overlooked, but the erudition of her mind is much more to be regarded. --Steele.

The gay young gentleman whose erudition sat so easily upon him. --Macaulay.

Syn: Literature; learning. See Literature.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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