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learned

lear·ned

UK/lɜːnd/ US/lɝnd/ common formal us

adjective

1.

having or showing profound knowledge

  • “a learned jurist”
  • “an erudite professor”
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2.

highly educated; having extensive information or understanding

  • “an enlightened public”
  • “knowing instructors”
  • “a knowledgeable critic”
  • “a knowledgeable audience”
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3.

established by conditioning or learning

  • “a conditioned response”
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4.

acquired by learning

  • “learned skills”
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Origin

From Middle English lerned, lernd, lernyd, equivalent to learn + -ed, which replaced the earlier lered (“taught”), from Old English (ġe)lǣred, past participle of lǣran (“to teach”). Learn formerly had the meaning “to teach”, which is now found only in nonstandard speech, as well as its standard meaning of “to learn”.

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