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book-learn·ing

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  1. book-learningnoun

    Knowledge acquired from reading books, as opposed to knowledge gained through experience or feeling; theoretical or academic knowledge as opposed to practical or common-sensical knowledge.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of book-learning in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of book-learning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of book-learning in a Sentence

  1. Eric Hoffer:

    Perhaps a modern society can remain stable only by eliminating adolescence, by giving its young, from the age of ten, the skills, responsibilities, and rewards of grownups, and opportunites for action in all spheres of life. Adolescence should be a time of useful action, while book learning and scholarship should be a preoccupation of adults.

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