er´u|dite´ness

er´u|dite´ness
er|u|dite «EHR u dyt, -yu-», adjective.
having much knowledge; scholarly; learned: »

an erudite teacher, an erudite book.

[< Latin ērudītus, past participle of ērudīre instruct < ex- away, out of + rudis rude, unskilled]
er´u|dite´ly, adverb.
er´u|dite´ness, noun.

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