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erudition

[er-yoo-dish-uhn, er-oo-] / ˌɛr yʊˈdɪʃ ən, ˌɛr ʊ- /


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With 67,000 subscribers in 166 countries and growing, the Lim sisters are mixing Gen Z humor and exuberance with astounding erudition to bring ballet to a new generation and fire up older, longtime fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Spier reviews his portfolio with an erudition that comes from an investor whose clock is ticking.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Mr. Hunter writes with the heart of a poet, the erudition of a good critic and the idealism of an old-fashioned patriot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

David Souter stripped aside the well-maintained fiction that justices are appointed to the Court for their erudition, their intellect, their learnedness, and their reason.

From Salon • May 16, 2025

There is a big difference between a coherent passage of writing and a flaunting of one’s erudition, a running journal of one’s thoughts, or a published version of one’s notes.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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