# erudition

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɛɹʊˈdɪʃən/ · frequency rank #60,062

## Definitions
1. Profound knowledge acquired from learning and scholarship.
2. The refinement, polish and knowledge that education confers.

## Etymology
First attested in the 15th Century. From Middle French érudition, from Latin eruditio (“an instructing, learning, erudition”), from erudire (“to instruct, educate, cultivate”, literally “free from rudeness”), from e (“out”) + rudis (“rude”).

## Source
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