HyperDic: learning

English > 2 senses of the word *learning*:
NOUN	cognition	learning, acquisition	the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
NOUN	cognition	learning, eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism	profound scholarly knowledge

learning > pronunciation
Sounds	ler'nihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *learning*: 2 senses > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	The cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge.
Synonym	acquisition
Narrower	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
	education	The gradual process of acquiring knowledge
	imprinting	A learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established
	internalization, internalisation, incorporation	Learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
	language learning	Learning to use a language
	memorization, memorisation, committal to memory	Learning so as to be able to remember verbatim
	study, work	applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject / subject (especially by reading)
	transfer, transfer of training, carry-over	application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
Broader	basic cognitive process	cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge
Spanish	adquisición, aprendizaje
Catalan	adquisició, aprenentatge

English > *learning*: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition
Meaning	profound scholarly knowledge.
Synonyms	eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism
Narrower	letters	scholarly attainment
Broader	education	knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
Spanish	aprendizaje, beca, ciencia, conocimiento, enciclopedismo, erudición, ilustración, sabiduría
Catalan	ciència, erudició

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