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learning.

An act in which something is learned.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɝnɪŋ/General-American/ˈlɜːnɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. An act in which something is learned.

    uncountable · usually
  2. Accumulated knowledge.

    uncountable · usually
    The department head was also a scholar of great learning.
  3. Something that has been learned.

    countable · proscribed · usually
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈlɝnɪŋ/General-American/ˈlɜːnɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. present participle and gerund of learn

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
    I'm learning to ride a unicycle.
Where this word comes from

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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