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learning

  • noun
  • learn·ing
  • /ˈlɝnɪŋ/

An act in which something is learned.

Other meanings

  1. Accumulated knowledge.

    “The department head was also a scholar of great learning.”

  2. Something that has been learned.

Related words

  • antilearning
  • autolearning
  • cyberlearning
  • deuterolearning
  • everlearning
  • hyperlearning
  • learningless
  • metalearning
  • microlearning
  • nonlearning
  • prelearning
  • telelearning

Example sentences

  • “Learning a language is a social activity.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “Language learning isn't just for shallow people.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
  • “Wisdom is born from reflection and learning.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "leornung" (learning, study).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “learning” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.