eruditional

er·u·di·tion

[er-yoo-dish-uhn, er-oo-]
noun
knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.; learning; scholarship.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ērudītiōn- (stem of ērudītiō) an instruction. See erudite, -ion

er·u·di·tion·al, adjective
non·er·u·di·tion, noun


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erudite (ˈɛrʊˌdaɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
having or showing extensive scholarship; learned
 
[C15: from Latin ērudītus, from ērudīre to polish, from ex-1 + rudis unpolished, rough]
 
'eruditely
 
adv
 
erudition
 
n
 
'eruditeness
 
n

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erudition
c.1400, from L. eruditionem, noun of action from erudire (see erudite).
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