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    well read
    [wel ˈred]
    adjective
    well read (adjective)
    1. (of a person) knowledgeable and informed as a result of extensive reading:
      "Ada was well read in French and German literature"
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    adjective
    1. (of a person) knowledgeable and informed as a result of extensive reading:
      erudite
      scholarly
      literate
      educated
      cultured
      literary
      bookish
      studious
      lettered
      knowledgeable (about)
      well informed (about)
      well versed in
      widely read
      Opposite:
      ignorant
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    What does a well-read person learn from reading?
    Someone who is well read has learned a lot of information on different subjects by reading. A high school dropout, he was nonetheless well-read and well-spoken. In the hallway, my well-read sister stops at the door and scans the plaque above it.

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    What does it mean to be well-read?
    Well-read means being well-informed and knowledgeable through having read extensively. Respect for a well-read man, well-read in medieval history, knowing instructors, and a knowledgeable critic or audience.

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    When was well read first used?
    The earliest known use of the adjective well-read is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for well-read is from before 1568, in the writing of Roger Ascham, author and royal tutor. is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., English read, read v.

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    Why is it important to be well read?
    To be well read is a very important thing in the current times. She is looking for someone who is handsome, charming and well-read to enter her life and scoop her off her feet. Of course he feels he will do a better job since he has been doing something similar in the past and is well read about the finer details required.

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    Can you still be a well-read adult?
    Do you admit you can't do it all but - and still be well-read. In the meantime, you may be able to provide the children an example of what a well-rounded, well-read adult looks like. He was very, very, very well-read; a brilliant guy. He was well-read and intelligent, into music and literature.

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    Do you have to be famous to be well-read?
    After all, you don't have to be famous to show off how well-read you are. He is a hilarious, witty, intelligent, well-read guy. He was well-read -- five newspapers every day -- and instilled in his three children that history was important, they said. One reasonably well-read speech does not a president make.

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