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Webster 1913 Edition
Learning
Learn′ing
,Noun.
[AS.
leornung
.] 1.
The acquisition of knowledge or skill;
as, the
learning
of languages; the learning
of telegraphy.2.
The knowledge or skill received by instruction or study; acquired knowledge or ideas in any branch of science or literature; erudition; literature; science;
as, he is a man of great
. learning
Syn. – Literature; erudition; lore; scholarship; science; letters. See
Literature
. Webster 1828 Edition
Learning
LEARNING
,ppr.
LEARNING
,Noun.
1.
The knowledge of principles or facts received by instruction or study; acquired knowledge or ideas in any branch of science or literature; erudition; literature; science. The Scaligers were men of great learning.[This is the proper sense of the word.]
2.
Knowledge acquired by experience, experiment or observation.3.
Skill in anything good or bad.