study

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a detailed critical inspection
  2. noun applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
  3. noun a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English studien, from Old French estudier (Modern French étudier), from estudie (noun), borrowed from Latin studium. Displaced Old English cneordlæcan.

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