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Definition of Study

Study A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquiring knowledge. Mental occupation; absorbed or thoughtful attention; meditation; contemplation. Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration. A building or apartment devoted to study or to literary work. A representation or rendering of any object or scene intended, not for exhibition as an original work of art, but for the information, instruction, or assistance of the maker; as, a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture. A piece for special practice. See Etude. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. To apply the mind to books or learning. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous. To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages. To consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study the work of nature. To form or arrange by previous thought; to con over, as in committing to memory; as, to study a speech. To make an object of study; to aim at sedulously; to devote one's thoughts to; as, to study the welfare of others; to study variety in composition. Related Definitions: Absorbed, Acquiring, Aim, An, And, Any, Anything, Apartment, Application, Apply, Arrange, Art, As, Assistance, At, Attention, Attentive, Be, Branch, Building, But, By, Closely, Committing, Composition, Con, Consider, Consideration, Contemplation, Devote, Devoted, Diligently, Dwell, Endeavor, Etude, Examine, Exhibition, Figure, Fix, For, Form, Hence, In, Information, Instruction, Intended, Is, Knowledge, Law, Learning, Literary, Zealous, Make, Maker, Meditation, Memory, Mental, Mind, Muse, Nature, Not, Object, Occupation, Of, One, Or, Original, Over, Particular, Picture, Piece, Ponder, Practice, Previous, Purpose, Read, Rendering, Representation, Scene, Science, See, Setting, Special, Speech, Studied, Study, Subject, That, The, Theology, Thought, Thoughtful, To, Understanding, Upon, Variety, Welfare, Work

Study Quotations Study nature, not books. Louis Agassiz I study history in order to give an interpretation. Oliver Stone I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. John Adams The true science and study of man is man. Pierre Charron Study first, play afterwards. Daniel D. Palmer

Study Translations study in Afrikaans is studie, studeer study in Danish is studere, studium study in Dutch is studie study in Finnish is opiskella study in Italian is fare gli studi superiori study in Portuguese is estudar, estudo study in Spanish is estudio study in Swedish is studera

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