US /ˈlɝnɪd/ UK /ˈlɜːnɪd/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    having or showing deep, extensive knowledge from study

    She gave a learned lecture on Byzantine art.

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Synonyms
1 adj · having or showing deep,... eruditescholarlyknowledgeableeducatedculturedletteredwell-read
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Word family
Forms learnedly
Derived forms learnedlylearnedness
Related forms learnlearninglore

Etymology

From the past participle of learn (Old English leornian 'to acquire knowledge'), from Proto-Germanic *liznōną, from the Proto-Indo-European root *leis- ('track, furrow').

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