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erudite

[er-yoo-dahyt, er-oo-] / ˈɛr yʊˌdaɪt, ˈɛr ʊ- /


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Mr. Crowley’s op-ed, first delivered as a speech in Ottawa and adapted for these pages, is inspiring, erudite and amusing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

In “The Mighty Continent,” he condenses a grand historical narrative into a conversational and erudite survey of a civilization that “invented the modern world.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Because even his emails are literary, this one was erudite and friendly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

I didn’t want to make an erudite cinematic movie or a referential movie.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

“Oh, dear me, no. I like to think of myself as an aged but extremely erudite scholar.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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