No. 12,348 in French
érudit
"Érudit" means "scholar" or "learned person."
In a sentence
L'élève érudit a remporté de nombreux concours académiques.
The erudite student won many academic competitions.
Here, 'érudit' is used as an adjective to describe the student's scholarly qualities and intellectual knowledge.
Un érudit célèbre a donné une conférence sur les sciences anciennes.
A renowned scholar gave a lecture on ancient sciences.
In this sentence, 'érudit' is used as a noun denoting a person who has profound scholarly knowledge.
Bien que l'article fût érudit, il restait accessible au grand public.
Although the article was erudite, it remained accessible to the general public.
Here, 'érudit' functions as an adjective describing the scholarly and intellectual nature of the article.
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