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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Learned \Learn"ed\ (l[~e]rn"[e^]d), a.
Of or pertaining to learning; possessing, or characterized
by, learning, esp. scholastic learning; erudite;
well-informed; as, a learned scholar, writer, or lawyer; a
learned book; a learned theory.
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The learnedlover lost no time. --Spenser.
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Men of much reading are greatly learned, but may be
little knowing. --Locke.
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Words of learned length and thundering sound.
--Goldsmith.
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{The learned}, learned men; men of erudition; scholars. --
{Learn"ed*ly}, adv. {Learn"ed*ness}, n.
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Every coxcomb swears as learnedly as they. --Swift.
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