educated

[ ej-oo-key-tid ]
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adjective
  1. having undergone education: educated people.

  2. characterized by or displaying qualities of culture and learning.

  1. based on some information or experience: an educated estimate of next year's sales.

Origin of educated

1
First recorded in 1660–70; educate + -ed2

Other words from educated

  • half-ed·u·cat·ed, adjective
  • non·ed·u·cat·ed, adjective
  • qua·si-ed·u·cat·ed, adjective
  • su·per·ed·u·cat·ed, adjective
  • un·der·ed·u·cat·ed, adjective
  • well-ed·u·cat·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for educated

educated

/ (ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtɪd) /


adjective
  1. having an education, esp a good one

  2. displaying culture, taste, and knowledge; cultivated

  1. (prenominal) based on experience or information (esp in the phrase an educated guess)

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