learned
adjective/ˈlɜːnɪd/
/ˈlɜːrnɪd/
[usually before noun]- (formal) having a lot of knowledge because you have studied and read a lot
- a learned professor
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- (formal) connected with or for people who have a lot of knowledge; showing and expressing deep knowledge synonym scholarly
- a learned journal
More Like This Adjectives ending in –ed pronounced /-ɪd/Adjectives ending in –ed pronounced /-ɪd/ - /lɜːnd//lɜːrnd/developed by training or experience; not existing at birth
- a learned skill
- We all have different learned responses to anger.
Word OriginMiddle English: from learn, in the sense ‘teach’.
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