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noun(study)a state of contemplation : reverie
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noun(study)application of the mental faculties to the acquisition of knowledge
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noun(study)such application in a particular field or to a specific subject
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verb(study)to engage in study
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verb(study)to undertake formal study of a subject
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verb(study)meditate, reflect
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noun phrase(study)an educational institution serving scholars of a religious order —called also house of study
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noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(study)an academic field of study focusing on matters relating to gender, human sexuality, and sexual orientation with emphasis on LGBT issues and culture —called also queer studies
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noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(study)an academic field of study focusing on matters relating to gender, human sexuality, and sexual orientation with emphasis on LGBT issues and culture —called also LGBT studies
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plural noun(study)a part of a school or college curriculum concerned with the study of social relationships and the functioning of society and usually made up of courses in history, government, economics, civics, sociology, geography, and anthropology
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noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(study)the multidisciplinary study of the social status and societal contributions of women and the relationship between power and gender
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noun(study)a state of serious absorption or abstraction
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noun(study)an intensive analysis of an individual unit (such as a person or community) stressing developmental factors in relation to environment
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noun(study)case history
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noun(study)study of oneself; also : a record of observations from such study