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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. reading carefully with intent to remember;
[syn: perusal, perusing, poring over, studying]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Study \Stud"y\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Studied; p. pr. & vb. n. Studying.] [OE. studien, OF. estudier, F. ['e]tudier. See Study, n.] 1. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] I found a moral first, and then studied for a fable. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To apply the mind to books or learning. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous. --1 Thes. iv. 11. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

studying n 1: reading carefully with intent to remember [syn: perusal, perusing, poring over, studying]