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book learning

book learn·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo k lur-ning]
    • /bʊk ˈlɜr nɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo k lur-ning]
    • /bʊk ˈlɜr nɪŋ/

Definitions of book learning words

  • noun book learning knowledge gained from books rather than from direct personal experience 3
  • noun book learning formal education 3
  • noun book learning knowledge gained from reading or study rather than from practical experience 3
  • noun book learning knowledge acquired by reading books, as distinguished from that obtained through observation and experience. 1
  • noun book learning formal education: She thought that common sense was just as important as book learning. 1
  • noun book learning Alternative form of book-learning. 0
See all 6 definitions of book learning

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Origin of book learning

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90

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Parts of speech for Book learning

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Book learning

book learning popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

book learning usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for book learning

noun book learning

  • discipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
  • information — knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news: information concerning a crime.
  • training — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
  • science — a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences.
  • study — a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
All 62 Synonyms of book learning

Antonyms for book learning

noun book learning

  • ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
  • destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
  • hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
All 8 Antonyms of book learning

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