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learn·ing
(lûr′nĭng)n.
1. The act, process, or experience of gaining knowledge or skill.
2. Knowledge or skill gained through schooling or study. See Synonyms at knowledge.
3. Psychology Behavioral modification especially through experience or conditioning.
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learning
(ˈlɜːnɪŋ)n
1. knowledge gained by study; instruction or scholarship
2. the act of gaining knowledge
3. (Psychology) psychol any relatively permanent change in behaviour that occurs as a direct result of experience
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learn•ing
(ˈlɜr nɪŋ)n.
1. knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
2. the act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill.
3. Psychol. the modification of behavior through practice, training, or experience.
[before 900]
syn: learning, erudition, scholarship refer to facts or ideas acquired through systematic study. learning usu. refers to knowledge gained from extensive reading and formal instruction: Her vast learning is reflected in her many books. erudition suggests a thorough and profound knowledge of a difficult subject: His erudition in languages is legendary. scholarship suggests a high degree of mastery in a specialized field, along with an analytical or innovative ability suited to the academic world: The author is renowned for several works of classical scholarship.
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Learning
1. the mode of teaching or of procedure in a private school, college, or university.
2. a tendency toward traditionalism or conventionalism in art, literature, music, etc.
3. any attitudes or ideas that are learned or scholarly but lacking in worldliness, common sense, or practicality. — academie, n., adj. — academist, n.
2. a tendency toward traditionalism or conventionalism in art, literature, music, etc.
3. any attitudes or ideas that are learned or scholarly but lacking in worldliness, common sense, or practicality. — academie, n., adj. — academist, n.
antagonism to learning, education, and the educated, expressed in literature in a conscious display of simplicity, earthiness, even colorful semi-literacy. — anti-intellectual, n., adj.
the process of teaching oneself. — autodidact, n.
1. the state of being a pedantic or literal-minded woman.
2. behavior characteristic of such a woman.
2. behavior characteristic of such a woman.
men of learning as a class or collectively; the intelligentsia or literati.
1. the practice of valuing literature, etc., primarily for its instructional content.
2. an inclination to teach or lecture others too much, especially by preaching and moralizing.
3. a pedantic, dull method of teaching. — didact, n. — didactic, adj.
2. an inclination to teach or lecture others too much, especially by preaching and moralizing.
3. a pedantic, dull method of teaching. — didact, n. — didactic, adj.
the art or science of teaching.
the state of being devoted to something that is taught. — doctrinist, n.
1. British. aneducator.
2. a specialist in the theory and methods of education. Also called educationalist.
2. a specialist in the theory and methods of education. Also called educationalist.
a person who supports or uses the system of kindergarten education developed by Friedrich Froebel, German educational reformer. Also Froebelian.
a student in a gymnasium, a form of high school in Europe. See also athletics.
(in Europe) a name given to a high school at which students prepare for university entrance.
men of letters or learning; scholars as a group.
a scholarly or literary person; one of the literati.
1. the practice of reading, writing, or studying at night, especially by artificial light; “burning the midnight oil.”
2. the art or practice of writing learnedly. — lucubrator, n. — lucubrate, v.
2. the art or practice of writing learnedly. — lucubrator, n. — lucubrate, v.
Rare. 1. a late education.
2. the process of acquiring education late in life.
2. the process of acquiring education late in life.
the science of learning.
the science or art of teaching or education. — pedagogue, paedagogue, pedagog, n. — pedagogie, paedagogic, pedagogical, paedagogical, adj.
1. the art of teaching.
2. teaching that is pedantic, dogmatic, and formal.
2. teaching that is pedantic, dogmatic, and formal.
1. the function or work of a teacher; teaching.
2. the art or method of teaching; pedagogics.
2. the art or method of teaching; pedagogics.
1. the character or practices of a pedant, as excessive display of learning.
2. a slavish attention to rules, details, etc; pedantry. — pedant, n. — pedantic, adj.
2. a slavish attention to rules, details, etc; pedantry. — pedant, n. — pedantic, adj.
rule or government by pedants; domination of society by pedants.
pedanticism, def. 2.
a school of higher education offering instruction in a variety of vocational, technical, and scientific subjects. — polytechnic, adj.
the qualities, actions, and thoughts characteristic of a professor. — professorial, adj.
the basic principles and rules preliminary to the study of an art or science. — propaedeutic, propaedeutical, adj.
in the Middle Ages, one of the two divisions of the seven liberal arts, comprising arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music. See also trivium.
objects, as real money, utensils, etc., used by a teacher in the classroom to illustrate aspects of daily life.
a scholar or person of great learning.
a head of a school, especially the head of one of the ancient Athenian schools of philosophy.
1. Ancient Greece. a teacher of rhetoric, philosophy, etc.; hence, a learned person.
2. one who is given to the specious arguments often used by the sophists. — sophistic, sophistical, adj.
2. one who is given to the specious arguments often used by the sophists. — sophistic, sophistical, adj.
1. the teachings and ways of teaching of the Greek sophists.
2. specious or fallacious reasoning, as was sometimes used by the sophists.
2. specious or fallacious reasoning, as was sometimes used by the sophists.
a doctor of the Sorbonne, of the University of Paris.
Ancient Greece. the master of a feast or symposium; hence, a person presiding over a banquet or formal discussion.
a person participating in a symposium.
learned discussion of a particular topic. Also spelled symposion.
the study and description of arts and sciences from the point of view of their historical development, geographical, and ethnic distribution.
a person who forms theories or who specializes in the theory of a particular subject.
in the Middle Ages, one of the two divisions of the seven liberal arts, comprising logic, grammar, and rhetoric. See also quadrivium.
Rare. a set of instructions for beginners.
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| Noun | 1. |  learning - the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"basic cognitive process - cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge conditioning - a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment developmental learning - learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development digestion - learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion" education - the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's" internalisation, internalization, incorporation - learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself imprinting - a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established language learning - learning to use a language committal to memory, memorisation, memorization - learning so as to be able to remember verbatim; "the actor's memorization of his lines" study, work - applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design" carry-over, transfer of training, transfer - application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation |
| 2. | learning - profound scholarly knowledge education - knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education" letters - scholarly attainment; "he is a man of letters" |
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learning
noun knowledge, study, education, schooling, research, scholarship, tuition, enlightenment The library is the focal point of learning on the campus.
Quotations
"Much learning doth make thee mad" Bible: Acts
"The further one goes, the less one knows" [Lao-tze Tao Te Ching]
"Try to learn something about everything and everything about something" [Thomas Henry Huxley memorial stone]
"Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous" [Confucius Analects]
"A little learning is a dangerous thing;"
"Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:"
"There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,"
"And drinking largely sobers us again" [Alexander Pope An Essay on Criticism]
"That one gets used to everything -"
"One gets used to that."
"The usual name for it is"
"A learning process" [Hans Magnus Enzensberger The Force of Habit]
"Much learning doth make thee mad" Bible: Acts
"The further one goes, the less one knows" [Lao-tze Tao Te Ching]
"Try to learn something about everything and everything about something" [Thomas Henry Huxley memorial stone]
"Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous" [Confucius Analects]
"A little learning is a dangerous thing;"
"Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:"
"There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,"
"And drinking largely sobers us again" [Alexander Pope An Essay on Criticism]
"That one gets used to everything -"
"One gets used to that."
"The usual name for it is"
"A learning process" [Hans Magnus Enzensberger The Force of Habit]
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learning
nounKnown facts, ideas, and skill that have been imparted:
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learning
[ˈlɜːnɪŋ]A. N
1. (= act) → aprendizaje m
B. CPD learning curve N → proceso m de aprendizaje
it's a learning curve → hay que ir aprendiendo poco a poco
it's going to be a steep learning curve → va a ser un proceso de aprendizaje rápido
learning difficulties NPL → dificultades fpl de aprendizaje
it's a learning curve → hay que ir aprendiendo poco a poco
it's going to be a steep learning curve → va a ser un proceso de aprendizaje rápido
learning difficulties NPL → dificultades fpl de aprendizaje
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learn
(ləːn) – past tense, past participles learned, ~learnt – verb2. to gain knowledge or skill (in). A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.aprender
ˈlearned (-nid) adjectiveˈlearner noun a person who is in process of learning. Be patient – I'm only a learner; (also adjective) a learner driver.principiante, aprendiz
ˈlearning noun knowledge which has been gained by learning. The professor was a man of great learning.conocimientos
learner-friendly adjective that is easy or simple for use in learning. This textbook is learner-friendly. de fácil manejo/aprendizaje
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learn·ing
n. aprendizaje;
cognitive ___ → ___ cognitivo;
incidental ___ → ___ incidental;
latent ___ → ___ latente;
___ disability → impedimento en el ___;
passive ___ → ___ pasivo;
state dependent ___ → ___ dependiente del estado.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
learning
n aprendizaje mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.