Etymology

erudite

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Today it means: Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books. Full definition →

Latin ērudītus
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  1. Latin · derived fromērudītus
  2. English todayerudite

From Latin ērudītus, participle of ērudiō (“educate, train”), from e- (“out of”) + rudis (“rude, unskilled”). Doublet of erudit.

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