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(Entry 1 of 2)

the understanding and information gained from being educated

the learning that you get from books is just as important as the experience you get from life

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reading

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functional illiteracy

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learning

verb

present participle of learn

Synonyms & Antonyms of learning (Entry 2 of 2)

1 to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in

after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps

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memorizing

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getting the hang of

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forgetting

misunderstanding

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unlearning

2 to come to an awareness of

the directors have since learned that they should examine the company's financial reports a little more closely

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divining

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getting wind of

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3 to come upon after searching, study, or effort

the police were astonished when they learned the identity of the students who had vandalized the school

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4 to commit to memory

he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke

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unlearning

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Noun

knowledge, learning, erudition, scholarship mean what is or can be known by an individual or by humankind. knowledge applies to facts or ideas acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience. rich in the knowledge of human nature learning applies to knowledge acquired especially through formal, often advanced, schooling. a book that demonstrates vast learning erudition strongly implies the acquiring of profound, recondite, or bookish learning. an erudition unusual even in a scholar scholarship implies the possession of learning characteristic of the advanced scholar in a specialized field of study or investigation. a work of first-rate literary scholarship