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philomath
phi·lo·math [ flə màth ] (plural phi·lo·maths)


noun 
Definition:
 
lover of learning: a devotee of learning and scholarship
[Mid-17th century. < Greek philomathēs "fond of learning" < philos "loving"+ math-, stem of manthanein "learn"]
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