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Learn to pronounce stud·y

/ˈstədē/
noun
  1. the devotion of time and attention to acquiring knowledge on an academic subject, especially by means of books.
    "the study of English"
    synonyms: learning, education, schooling, work, academic work, book work, scholarship, tuition, research, swotting, cramming
  2. a detailed investigation and analysis of a subject or situation.
    "a study of a sample of 5,000 children"
    synonyms: investigation, inquiry, research, examination, analysis, review, survey, scrutiny, evaluation, interpretation
  3. a room used or designed for reading, writing, or academic work.
    "the third bedroom was used as a study"
    synonyms: office, workroom, workplace, place of work, studio, library, den, cubbyhole, sanctum
  4. a piece of work, especially a drawing, done for practice or as an experiment.
    synonyms: essay, article, piece, work, review, report, paper, dissertation, commentary, discourse, critique, disquisition
  5. a thing or person that is an embodiment or good example of something.
    "he perched on the edge of the bed, a study in confusion and misery"

verb
  1. devote time and attention to acquiring knowledge on (an academic subject), especially by means of books.
    "she studied biology and botany"
    synonyms: learn, read, read up on, work at, be taught, be tutored in, mug up on
  2. look at closely in order to observe or read.
    "she bent her head to study the plans"
    synonyms: scrutinize, examine, inspect, consider, regard, look at, eye, observe, watch, survey, keep an eye on, keep under surveillance, clock, check out, eyeball
  3. make an effort to achieve (a result) or take into account (a person or their wishes).
    "with no husband to study, housekeeping is mere play"

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to learn about a subject, especially in an educational class or by reading books: to study biology/chemistry.
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a : an organized experiment in which many things are looked at, measured, recorded, etc., in order to learn more about something.
the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.) major.
1. the act or process of applying the mind so as to acquire knowledge or understanding, as by reading, investigating, etc.
study ; definition 1: to try to gain knowledge or skill. He studies hard at school. similar words: · cram, educate oneself, learn, read, school oneself.
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The act or process of applying the mind so as to acquire knowledge or understanding, as by reading, investigating, etc.
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[uncountable] the activity of learning or gaining knowledge, either from books or by examining things in the world. a room set aside for private study ...