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learning

n.
US //ˈɫɝnɪŋ// UK //lˈɜːnɪŋ// learn·ing
  1. 1 the process of gaining knowledge (n.)
    A2 Elementary

    the process of getting new knowledge or skills through study or experience.

    the cognitive process of acquiring new knowledge, skills, or behaviours through experience, study, or instruction.

    Example

    Online tools have made language learning much easier for people at home.

    Example

    The curriculum focuses on active learning, encouraging students to engage with the material through practical experiments rather than passive observation.

  2. 2 accumulated knowledge (n.)
    C1 Advanced Formal

    knowledge that you have gained from reading and studying for a long time.

    the body of knowledge or scholarship acquired by an individual through extensive study.

    Example

    The professor was a man of great learning and wrote many books.

    Example

    His reputation for profound learning was well-deserved, as he could quote classical literature in several different languages from memory.

Origin

From Middle English lernyng, lernynge, from Old English leornung (“learning, study”), from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnungu (“learning”), equivalent to learn + -ing. Cognate with Old Saxon lernunga, German Lernung.

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