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[ adjective ] shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
Examples "a trained mind" "trained pigeons" "well-trained servants" Used in print ("Editorials"...)`` If the day should ever come that foreign invaders swarm ashore along the Gulf_Coast '' , the account reads , `` they can count_on heavy opposition from a group of commando trained telephone employees - all girls . (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)They were better trained , better_looking , better built , better disciplined - and something else - they were better dancers . (Frederick Mosteller et al., Probability with...)A trained marksman shooting five rounds at a target , all under practically the same conditions , may hit the bull's-eye from 0 to 5 times . Related terms untrained drilled disciplined potty-trained housebroken fine |
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[ adjective ] having acquired necessary skills by e.g. undergoing a course of study
Examples "a trained nurse" "a trained voice" "trained manpower" "psychologically trained workers" Used in print (Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)Rousseau had_to admit that though he could n't agree to a public performance , he would indeed , just for his own private satisfaction , dearly love to know how his work would sound when done by professional musicians and by trained voices . Related terms |
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