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- [skol-er-ship]
- /ˈskɒl ərˌʃɪp/
- /ˈskɒl.ə.ʃɪp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skol-er-ship]
- /ˈskɒl ərˌʃɪp/
Definitions of scholarship word
- noun scholarship learning; knowledge acquired by study; the academic attainments of a scholar. 1
- noun scholarship a sum of money or other aid granted to a student, because of merit, need, etc., to pursue his or her studies. 1
- noun scholarship the position or status of such a student. 1
- noun scholarship a foundation to provide financial assistance to students. 1
- noun scholarship money for studies 1
- noun scholarship academic study 1
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Origin of scholarship
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; scholar + -ship
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Scholarship
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scholarship popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scholarship usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scholarship
noun scholarship
- allowance — An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
- annuity — An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
- apprenticeship — Someone who has an apprenticeship works for a fixed period of time for a person who has a particular skill in order to learn the skill. Apprenticeship is the system of learning a skill like this.
- award — An award is a prize or certificate that a person is given for doing something well.
- book learning — knowledge gained from books rather than from direct personal experience
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