1 (-educated) 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.
IDIOMS
an educated guess a guess that is based on some degree of knowledge, and is therefore likely to be correct
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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