Erudite
[er-yoo-dahyt, er-oo-] /ˈɛr yʊˌdaɪt, ˈɛr ʊ-/
adjective
1.
characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly:
an erudite professor; an erudite commentary.
Synonyms: educated, knowledgeable; wise, sapient.
/ˈɛrʊˌdaɪt/
adjective
1.
having or showing extensive scholarship; learned
adj.
early 15c., from Latin eruditus, past participle of erudire “to educate, teach, instruct, polish,” literally “to bring out of the rough,” from ex- “out” (see ex-) + rudis “unskilled, rough, unlearned” (see rude).
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