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learned

learn·ed [ lúrnəd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. highly educated: well educated and very knowledgeable
a learned professor

2. scholarly: showing or requiring much education and knowledge
a learned journal

3. law honorable: used in addressing or referring to a lawyer in court
my learned colleague

4.  [ lúrnd ] psychology acquired, not instinctual: describes behavior or knowledge that is acquired through training or experience rather than being instinctual

[14th century. Past participle of learn "teach"]

learn·ed·ly [ lúrnədlee ] adverb
learn·ed·ness noun
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