Learning
Pronunciation : Learn"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. leornung.]
Definition : 1. The acquisition of knowledge or skill; as, the learning of languages; the learning of telegraphy.
2. The knowledge or skill received by instruction or study; acquired knowledge or ideas in any branch of science or literature; erudition; literature; science; as, he is a man of great learning. Book learning. See under Book.
Syn. -- Literature; erudition; lore; scholarship; science; letters. See Literature.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913