higher learning

noun

: education, learning, or scholarship on the collegiate or university level

Examples of higher learning in a Sentence

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In season three’s third episode, Belinda, trading in Maui for Thailand as part of a higher learning program, dares to confront the man who arranged for the murder of Tanya McQuoid, the character played by Jennifer Coolidge in seasons one and two. Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025 Capricorn season begins on December 21, activating your sector of expansion and higher learning. Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 28 Nov. 2024 Mercury in Libra is activating your ninth house of higher learning and philosophy, while Pluto in Capricorn challenges your 12th house of secrecy and unconscious patterns. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024 Mercury retrograde in Aries on March 15th brings your focus to higher learning, travel, and expansion. Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for higher learning

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of higher learning was in 1826

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“Higher learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20learning. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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