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learned

Pronunciation: /ˈləːnɪd/

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Definition of learned

adjective

(of a person) having acquired much knowledge through study: a learned, generous, and notoriously absent-minded man
showing, requiring, or characterized by learning; scholarly:an article in a learned journal
British used as a courteous description of a lawyer in certain formal contexts:my learned friend