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"Gaining knowledge"

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈlɝnɪŋ/Part of speech nounSorted aegilnnrStarts with LEnds with G1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

Word 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.

Used in a sentence

  • The department head was also a scholar of great learning.
  • “We’ll take the learnings and apply them to the rest of our business.”
  • I'm learning to ride a unicycle.

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