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well read in
well-read
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ˈwɛlˈrɛd
/
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adjective
having read extensively (sometimes followed by
in
):
well-read in oceanography.
Origin:
1590–1600
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well-read
(ˈwɛlˈrɛd)
—
adj
having read widely and intelligently; erudite
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
well-read
1596, from
well
(adv.) + pp. of
read
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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