well-read

[ wel-red ]
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adjective
  1. having read extensively (sometimes followed by in): well-read in oceanography.

Origin of well-read

1
First recorded in 1590–1600

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British Dictionary definitions for well-read

well-read

/ (ˈwɛlˈrɛd) /


adjective(well read when postpositive)
  1. having read widely and intelligently; erudite

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