050418 - WotD: erudition
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Posted by kitt at 12:49 on 18 April 2005
erudition
How long until I automate even the looking up of my words? Type in a word, the page generates itself and displays on the site. From a Slate article about the decline of Trivial Pursuit, subtitled, "What classic board game, created in 1979, is on the decline?"-
Those who revere Trivial Pursuit for its wit and erudition may be heartbroken to learn that it was created by Canadian hockey fans.
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: extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books : profound, recondite, or bookish learning
- difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend or of, relating to, or dealing with something little known or obscure