Definition of study

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study - 17 definitions

- noun
1. survey -- a detailed critical inspection
synonyms: survey
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. study -- 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"
synonyms: work
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3. report -- a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"
synonyms: report, written report
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4. study -- a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study"
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5. study -- a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"
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6. discipline -- a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
synonyms: discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, bailiwick
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7. sketch -- preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"
synonyms: sketch
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8. cogitation -- attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer"
synonyms: cogitation
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9. study -- someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play); "he is a quick study"
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10. study -- a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique; "a study in spiccato bowing"
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- verb
11. analyze -- consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
synonyms: analyze, analyse, examine, canvass, canvas
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12. study -- be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
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13. study -- give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"
synonyms: consider
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14. learn -- be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
synonyms: learn, read, take
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15. study -- learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
synonyms: hit the books
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
16. study -- think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"
synonyms: meditate, contemplate
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
17. study, restudy -- to apply the mind to the acquisition of knowledge
synonyms: restudy, studied, studies, studying, unstudied
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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