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/ˈlɜːnɪd/adjective

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विद्वान, पंडित, बहुत पढ़ा-लिखा

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adjectiveusually before noun
  1. 1

    formal

    having a lot of knowledge because you have studied and read a lot

    विद्वान, पंडित, बहुत पढ़ा-लिखा

    • a learned judge
    • My learned friend has misread the law.
    • The learned scholar knew Sanskrit, Persian and Arabic.
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    • She is a learned woman who has read widely on history.
    • The court listened to the learned judge's remarks.

    Synonyms scholarly erudite well-read

    Opposite ignorant uneducated illiterate

  2. 2

    connected with or for people who have a lot of knowledge

    विद्वत्तापूर्ण, विद्वानों के लिए

    • a learned journal
    • a learned society
    • Her paper was published in a learned journal.
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    • He was invited to address a learned gathering in Kolkata.
    • The learned academy meets every year in Chennai.

    Synonyms academic scholarly

    Opposite popular

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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learned: adjective and past tense

The adjective learned (scholarly) has two syllables, /ˈlɜːnɪd/: 'a learned professor'. The past tense of learn is learned or learnt, one syllable, /lɜːnd/ or /lɜːnt/: 'I learnt the poem.' British English prefers learnt for the verb; the adjective is always learned.

Adjective learned (विद्वान) के दो syllables हैं, /ˈlɜːnɪd/, जैसे 'a learned professor'। Learn का past tense learned या learnt है, एक syllable, /lɜːnd/ या /lɜːnt/, जैसे 'I learnt the poem'। British English में verb के लिए learnt पसंद किया जाता है; adjective हमेशा learned है।

§Grammar and usage

The adjective has two syllables, the past tense one.

ध्यान रखिए: adjective के दो syllables और past tense का एक।

'My learned friend' is how lawyers address each other in court.

अदालत में वकील एक-दूसरे को 'My learned friend' कहकर संबोधित करते हैं।

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One-word substitution

A person of great learning (also scholar, savant, erudite).

'महान विद्वता वाला व्यक्ति' के लिए यह शब्द (या scholar, savant, erudite) आता है।