house of studies

noun phrase

: an educational institution serving scholars of a religious order

called also house of study

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This year, McCabe returned the postcards to Lublin, where just 40 Jews live but an effort is underway to retrieve relics of the lost Jewish house of study. Jta Staff Report, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of house of studies was in 1929

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“House of studies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20of%20studies. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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