erudition
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.er·u·di·tion
noun \ˌer-ə-ˈdi-shən, ˌer-yə-\Definition of ERUDITION
: extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books : profound, recondite, or bookish learning
See Examples of ERUDITION
- a scholar of remarkable erudition
- <a theologian of impressive erudition but with a down-to-earth manner>
First Known Use of ERUDITION
15th century
Related to ERUDITION
- Synonyms
- education, knowledge, learnedness, learning, literacy, scholarship
- Antonyms
- ignorance, illiteracy, illiterateness
See Synonym Discussion at knowledge
Rhymes with ERUDITION
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