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well-learned

well-learn·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wel lur-nid for 1–3]
    • /wɛl ˈlɜr nɪd for 1–3/
    • /wel ˈlɜː.nɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wel lur-nid for 1–3]
    • /wɛl ˈlɜr nɪd for 1–3/

Definitions of well-learned word

  • adjective well-learned having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors. 1
  • adjective well-learned connected or involved with the pursuit of knowledge, especially of a scholarly nature: a learned journal. 1
  • adjective well-learned of or showing learning or knowledge; well-informed: learned in the ways of the world. 1
  • adjective well-learned acquired by experience, study, etc.: learned behavior. 1
See all 4 definitions of well-learned

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Origin of well-learned

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
First recorded in 1300-50, learned is from the Middle English word lerned. See learn, -ed2

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Parts of speech for Well-learned

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Well-learned

well-learned popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Related words

  • learned

    having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors.
All related words to well-learned

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