book learning

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noun

knowledge acquired by reading books, as distinguished from that obtained through observation and experience.

formal education: She thought that common sense was just as important as book learning.

Origin of book learning

First recorded in 1580–90

OTHER WORDS FROM book learning

book-learn·ed

[book-lur-nid, -lurnd], /ˈbʊkˌlɜr nɪd, -ˌlɜrnd/, adjective

Words nearby book learning

booking office, book into, bookish, book jacket, bookkeeping, book learning, booklet, booklet pane, booklight, book list, booklore

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Example sentences from the Web for book learning

He was very fond of book-learning, which, they say, was an uncommon taste in those times.
The Haunters & The Haunted|Various
You cannot pronounce the word, he told me; but by it you have been enchanted: this, and not book-learning, has worked the change.
O. T.|Hans Christian Andersen
We have ceased to take the narrow view that it consists only in book-learning and aptness with the pen.
Boy Labour and Apprenticeship|Reginald Arthur Bray
He is very backward in his book-learning, cannot write at all, and a very lame reader.
Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2)|Samuel Taylor Coleridge

I believe no solitary child gets on well with book-learning as a part of the business of every day.
Household Education|Harriet Martineau

British Dictionary definitions for book learning

book-learning

noun

knowledge gained from books rather than from direct personal experience

formal education

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单词	book learning
释义	book learning SEE SYNONYMS FOR book learning ON THESAURUS.COM noun knowledge acquired by reading books, as distinguished from that obtained through observation and experience. formal education: She thought that common sense was just as important as book learning. Origin of book learning First recorded in 1580–90 OTHER WORDS FROM book learning book-learn·ed [book-lur-nid, -lurnd], /ˈbʊkˌlɜr nɪd, -ˌlɜrnd/, adjective Words nearby book learning booking office, book into, bookish, book jacket, bookkeeping, book learning, booklet, booklet pane, booklight, book list, booklore Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for book learning He was very fond of book-learning, which, they say, was an uncommon taste in those times. The Haunters & The Haunted\|Various You cannot pronounce the word, he told me; but by it you have been enchanted: this, and not book-learning, has worked the change. O. T.\|Hans Christian Andersen We have ceased to take the narrow view that it consists only in book-learning and aptness with the pen. Boy Labour and Apprenticeship\|Reginald Arthur Bray He is very backward in his book-learning, cannot write at all, and a very lame reader. Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2)\|Samuel Taylor Coleridge I believe no solitary child gets on well with book-learning as a part of the business of every day. Household Education\|Harriet Martineau British Dictionary definitions for book learning book-learning noun knowledge gained from books rather than from direct personal experience formal education Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to book learning account, knowledge, lesson, study, version, examination, learning, translation, education, review, discipline, training, guidance, instruction, schooling, culture, cultivation, reading, tutoring, coaching
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book learning

noun

Origin of book learning

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British Dictionary definitions for book learning

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