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scholarly

schol·ar·ly [ skóllərlee ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. learned: possessing or showing a great deal of knowledge, especially knowledge of an academic subject

2. of scholars: relating to scholars or to formal study
scholarly journals

3. according to principles of formal study: in keeping with a rigorous and systematic approach to acquiring knowledge or to setting out the results of study


schol·ar·li·ness noun
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