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er·u·dite

erudite

pronunciation:
er y daIt
part of speech: adjective
definition: having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned.
She was an erudite woman with an extraordinary knowledge of art, music, and literature.
synonyms:
learned, wise
antonyms:
ignorant, illiterate, unlearned
similar words:
academic, deep, educated, intellectual, knowledgeable, literate, profound, sage, sapient, scholarly, well-informed, well-versed
derivations: eruditely (adv.), eruditeness (n.)