higher learning

noun

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

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March kicks off with Venus retrograde in your ninth house of philosophical growth and higher learning. Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025 The legal complexities of the issue have now landed at the doorstep of elementary schools, middle school classrooms, high schools and halls of higher learning. Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2025 Jupiter, on the other hand, is the planet of expansion, wisdom and higher learning. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025 Your celestial ruler, Venus, is transiting Aquarius — your fifth house of romance, self-expression and passion — while Jupiter in Gemini energizes your expansive ninth house of exploration and higher learning. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for higher learning

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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 3 Mar. 2025.

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