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Definition: (noun) Profound scholarly knowledge.
Synonyms: encyclopedism, learning, scholarship.
Usage: They, like himself, had been bred in the studious cloisters of a university, and were supposed to possess all the erudition which mankind has hoarded up from age to age.
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  1. hypnopedia Definition: (noun) The art or process of learning while asleep by means of lessons recorded on disk or tapes. Synonyms: sleep-learning. Usage: Hypnopedia may not be a proven learning technique, but I figure it can't hurt to replay my professors' lectures throughout the night just in case. Discuss

  2. precognition Definition: (noun) Knowledge of an event before it occurs. Synonyms: foreknowledge. Usage: Many envied Maya's ability to know the future, but she considered her precognition a burden and a curse. Discuss

  3. so-called Definition: (adjective) Doubtful or suspect. Synonyms: alleged, supposed. Usage: The so-called master detective tripped over the murder weapon just as he was declaring the case insolvable. Discuss

  4. despondent Definition: (adjective) Feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom. Synonyms: heartsick. Usage: I did my best to take Mike's mind off his problems, but he was too despondent to smile at my corny jokes. Discuss

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