higher learning

noun

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

Examples of higher learning in a Sentence

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The moon will peak in Gemini on Dec. 15, illuminating your ninth house of wisdom, travels and higher learning. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024 In astrology, the ninth house governs travel, higher learning and self-discovery, so these recent years may have prompted profound questions about your life’s purpose. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024 Issues about foreign countries, travel, publishing and higher learning, as well as medicine and the law, will be of interest. Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024 Pluto re-enters Aquarius on Nov. 19, reigniting your ninth house of beliefs, travel and higher learning. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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