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erudition

noun
/ˌɛɹʊˈdɪʃən/

Etymology

First attested in the 15th Century. From Middle French érudition, from Latin eruditio (“an instructing, learning, erudition”), from erudire (“to instruct, educate, cultivate”, literally “free from rudeness”), from e (“out”) + rudis (“rude”). By surface analysis, erudite + -ion.

  1. derived from eruditio
  2. derived from érudition

Definitions

  1. Profound knowledge acquired from learning and scholarship.

  2. The refinement, polish and knowledge that education confers.

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