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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- learnyng (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
Corresponding to learn + -ing, from Middle English lerninge, used in all modern senses (act of learning; accumulated knowledge; thing learned).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɝnɪŋ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɜːnɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: learn‧ing
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ
Noun[edit]
learning (usually uncountable, plural learnings)
- (uncountable) An act in which something is learned.
- (uncountable) Accumulated knowledge.
- The department head was also a scholar of great learning.
- (countable) Something that has been learned
- 2007 April 5, Stuart Elliott, “Online Experiment for Print Magazine”, in New York Times[1]:
- “We’ll take the learnings and apply them to the rest of our business.”
Usage notes[edit]
- Countable sense “thing learned” often used in plural form learnings; see learnings: Usage notes for details.
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Translations[edit]
action of the verb
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accumulated knowledge
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Verb[edit]
learning
- present participle of learn
- I'm learning to ride a unicycle.
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