Learning

/ˈlɜːrnɪŋ/ noun

Definition

The process of gaining knowledge or skills through study, practice, or experience. It can also mean the knowledge that someone has gained over time.

Etymology

Built from the verb *learn* plus the noun-forming ending *-ing*, which turns actions into things. It has roots in Old English *leornian*, keeping the sense of an ongoing journey toward knowledge.

Kelly Says

We often treat learning like a product—grades, certificates, test scores—but the word itself is about a process that never really ends. You’re not a container being filled; you’re a system that keeps rewiring itself.

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