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erudite

/ˈɛɹ.(j)u.daɪt/ adjective C2
  1. Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books. · The professor gave an erudite lecture that impressed everyone in the audience.· His erudite knowledge of ancient history made him a sought-after speaker.
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As regarded her attainments, the only fault to be found with them was the same that a fastidious connoisseur might have found with her beauty, that they were somewhat too erudite and masculine for so young a person.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 544 · C1

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