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learning

noun
learn·​ing | \ ˈlÉ™r-niÅ‹ How to pronounce learning (audio) \

Definition of learning

1 : the act or experience of one that learns a computer program that makes learning fun
2 : knowledge or skill acquired by instruction or study people of good education and considerable learning
3 : modification of a behavioral tendency by experience (such as exposure to conditioning)
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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

Examples of learning in a Sentence

a computer program that makes learning fun different methods of foreign language learning The first year of college was a learning experience. They were people of good education and considerable learning.
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 The critiques also capitalize on the skepticism Americans have long held toward book-learning. — Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, "Republicans Changed Their Mind About Higher Education Really Quickly," 21 Aug. 2019 My campaign manager said my run was supposed to be a learning experience. — Bob Morris, The New Yorker, "How Old Are You, Mr. Mayor?," 19 Aug. 2019 Child Focus serves over 20,000 children and adults annually in the region through early learning, mental health and foster care programs. — Jeanne Houck, Cincinnati.com, "Child Focus opens new school for youths with special needs in Union Township," 14 Aug. 2019 Some math and an appropriate learning experience via cooking, sewing, knitting—all of which involve algorithms of a sort—can be valuable. — Zeynep Tufekci, Scientific American, "Should Kids Learn to Code?," 7 Aug. 2019 Backyard poultry flocks are increasingly popular among Americans looking to grow some of their own food and give their children a learning experience, but many are misinformed about how to do so safely. — Kate Gibson, CBS News, "The biggest source of salmonella outbreaks? It's clucking in U.S. backyards," 30 July 2019 Co-institutional differs from coeducational learning, which integrates the two genders. — Andrew J. Campa, Burbank Leader, "St. John Paul II STEM Academy to separate female and male students to encourage them in certain classes," 23 July 2019 Glasgow, Scotland Why go: A historic center of learning, shipbuilding, and trade, Scotland’s most populous city is renowned for its unique dialect and character. — Kelly Barrett, National Geographic, "Travelers loved these places so much, they decided to stay," 17 July 2019 Spinning the controversy as a learning experience, the ubiquitous reality star attempted to paint a sympathetic portrait of the saga. — Nardine Saad, latimes.com, "Kim Kardashian claims she had ‘innocent intentions’ with Kimono," 9 July 2019

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First Known Use of learning

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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learning

noun
How to pronounce learning (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of learning

: the activity or process of gaining knowledge or skill by studying, practicing, being taught, or experiencing something : the activity of someone who learns
: knowledge or skill gained from learning

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learning

noun
learn·​ing | \ ˈlÉ™r-niÅ‹\

Kids Definition of learning

1 : the act of a person who gains knowledge or skill Travel is a learning experience.
2 : knowledge or skill gained from teaching or study They're people of great learning.

learning

noun
learn·​ing

Medical Definition of learning

: the process of acquiring a modification in a behavioral tendency by experience (as exposure to conditioning) in contrast to modifications occurring because of development or a temporary physiological condition (as fatigue) of the organism also : the modified behavioral tendency itself

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