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Educated ˈedʒukeɪtɪd Articulate Adjective Bre Privately Children British Educated

Word educated
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈedʒukeɪtɪd / NAmE / ˈedʒukeɪtɪd /
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  • privately educated children
  • a british-educated lawyer
  • he's a princeton-educated texan.
  • an educated and articulate person
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educated

(adjective)BrE / ˈedʒukeɪtɪd / NAmE / ˈedʒukeɪtɪd /
  1. having had the kind of education mentioned; having been to the school, college or university mentioned
    • privately educated children
    • a British-educated lawyer
    • He's a Princeton-educated Texan.
  2. having had a high standard of education; showing a high standard of education
    • an educated and articulate person
    • the educated elite
    • He spoke in an educated voice.
  3. a guess that is based on some degree of knowledge, and is therefore likely to be correct
  4. Extra Examples

    • Less formally educated people can acquire professional competence.
    • She seemed intelligent and well educated.
    • the need for a broadly educated workforce
    • Educated people might see through these claims.
    • Educated women are less likely to marry young.
    • It is the best trained and educated workforce in Europe.
    • Let’s make an educated guess.
    • She’s an educated and articulate spokeswoman.
    • This is sometimes seen as the newspaper for an educated elite.
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