learning

Definition

An act in which something is learned.

Etymology

From Middle English lernyng, lernynge, from Old English leornung (“learning, study”), from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnungu (“learning”), equivalent to learn + -ing. Cognate with Old Saxon lernunga, German Lernung.

Example Sentences

• "The department head was also a scholar of great learning."
• "“We’ll take the learnings and apply them to the rest of our business.”"