| academic |
having to do with learning or study. [1/3 definitions] |
| academician |
one who belongs to an organization, such as an academy, that promotes learning. [1/2 definitions] |
| academy |
an institution of learning, often private or specialized. [2 definitions] |
| acquirement |
the act of acquiring or attaining, esp. by learning. [1/2 definitions] |
| athenaeum |
an institution or society for the promotion of learning. [1/2 definitions] |
| autism |
a human disorder that begins to show itself in early childhood. Autism is marked by problems with language learning, language use, and social interaction. |
| bookish |
tending to rely on book learning more than on other experience. [1/3 definitions] |
| Coll. |
abbreviation of "College," a school or institution of higher learning, usu. providing education in general studies or liberal arts (used in a proper name). |
| college |
a school of higher learning that one attends after high school. Most college programs require four years of study. |
| discipline |
an area of study or learning. [1/7 definitions] |
| distance learning |
a form of education where the students are not in the same place as the teacher. Distance learning often happens by means of computers. |
| drill1 |
a learning or training method in which an action or item is repeated over and over. [1/4 definitions] |
| dyslexia |
a learning disorder characterized by difficulty in recognizing and understanding written words. |
| educable |
capable of learning through education. |
| education |
the act or process of giving or receiving instruction. [2 definitions] |
| formal education |
learning administered through schools, colleges, universities, and other institutions. |
| ganglion |
any place where activity, industry, learning, or the like is concentrated; hub. [1/2 definitions] |
| handicapped |
having a physical or mental condition that makes certain tasks or learning more difficult to achieve. |
| illiterate |
showing substandard learning; poorly educated; ignorant. [1/5 definitions] |
| imprinting |
in animal and human behavior, a period of rapid learning early in life that established permanent connections with other beings or objects, and thus determines certain patterns of behavior. |
| initiate |
to provide with basic knowledge in a skill or field of learning. [1/4 definitions] |