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learning
n. knowledge gained through study, education; process of acquiring knowledge
 
learn
v. acquire knowledge; realize; be aware; discover; acquire; memorize


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Learning
Learning is the acquisition and development of memories and behaviors, including skillsknowledgeunderstandingvalues, and wisdom. It is the goal of education, and the product of experience. Learning ranges from simple forms such as habituation to more complex forms such as play (activity), seen only in large vertebrates.
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Learning
Learning /learn·ing/ a long-lasting adaptive behavioral change due to experience. latent learning that which occurs without reinforcement, [more]Learning - Community and Resources

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learning
Noun
1. the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"
(synonym) acquisition
(hypernym) basic cognitive process
(hyponym) conditioning
2. profound scholarly knowledge
(synonym) eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism
(hypernym) education
(hyponym) letters

 
learn
Verb
1. acquire or gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
(synonym) larn, acquire
(hyponym) relearn
(derivation) apprentice, learner, prentice
2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
(synonym) hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
(hyponym) get the goods
(verb-group) witness, find, see
3. commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
(synonym) memorize, memorise, con
(hypernym) study, hit the books
(hyponym) understudy, alternate
4. be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
(synonym) study, read, take
(hyponym) audit
5. impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
(synonym) teach, instruct
(hypernym) inform
(hyponym) train, develop, prepare, educate
(cause) larn, acquire
6. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
(synonym) determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch
(hyponym) test
(verb-group) see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Learning
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Learn
  
 
(n.)
The knowledge or skill received by instruction or study; acquired knowledge or ideas in any branch of science or literature; erudition; literature; science; as, he is a man of great learning.
  
 
(n.)
The acquisition of knowledge or skill; as, the learning of languages; the learning of telegraphy.
  

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