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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Knowledgeable through having read extensively.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Having read largely; having an extensive and intelligent knowledge of books or literature.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Well informed and knowledgeable through having read extensively.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Of extensive reading; deeply versed; -- often followed by in.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
  2. adj. well informed or deeply versed through reading

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