learning — English Dictionary

Noun

1. An act in which something is learned.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

2. Accumulated knowledge.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Examples

   The department head was also a scholar of great learning.

3. Something that has been learned.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • proscribed
   • usually

   Examples

   “We’ll take the learnings and apply them to the rest of our business.”

Noun

1. the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

   Synonyms

   acquisition

   Broader terms

   basic cognitive process

   Examples

   the child's acquisition of language

2. profound scholarly knowledge

   Synonyms

   eruditenesseruditionlearnednessscholarshipencyclopedismencyclopaedism

   Broader terms

   education