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study
What does study mean?
study (noun): mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce study?
/ˈstʌdi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does study come from?
Inherited from Middle English studie, from Old French estudie (Modern French étude), borrowed from Latin studium (“zeal, dedication, study”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to study
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “study” mean?
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
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mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning
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the result of launching a projectile or bullet
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a specialized division of a large organization
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