Meaning & use
Learned
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having much knowledge acquired through study; erudite or scholarly
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The learned professor could quote entire passages of Latin poetry from memory.
She consulted several learned journals before writing her thesis.
A note on using this word
When used as this adjective, it is pronounced with two syllables ('LUR-nid'); as the simple past tense of 'learn,' it is pronounced with one syllable.
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ignorantunlettered
Another way to use it
2. verb
gained knowledge or skill by study, experience, or being taught
He learned to play the violin when he was seven years old.
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