"learnedism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɜːnɪdɪzəm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlɚnɪdɪzəm/ [General-American] Forms: learnedisms [plural]
Etymology: From learned + -ism. Compare learned borrowing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|learned|-ism}} learned + -ism, {{m|en|learned borrowing}} learned borrowing Head templates: {{en-noun}} learnedism (plural learnedisms)
  1. (especially linguistics of Greek) A word acquired through formal education rather than through childhood language acquisition. Tags: especially Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-learnedism-en-noun-YlSgJGU7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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