A man (or woman) of book learning, one able to read and write; a scholar. (Now a historical archaism.)
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] > book-learned (6) clerkc1200 A man (or woman) of book learning, one able to read and write; a scholar. (Now a historical archaism.) Beauclerkc1367 A learned man, a scholar. (Given as a surname to Henry I.) literatec1540 An erudite or learned person; a member of the learned class. Now rare (historical in later use). literatus1614 A member of the literati; a learned person, or one engaged in literary pursuits. Cf. literato, n. letterato1654 Chiefly in Italian contexts: a learned or lettered person; one engaged in literary pursuits. Cf. literato, n. literato1655 A (male) member of the literati (in either sense); a learned man, or one engaged in literary pursuits. Cf. literatus, n. |
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