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verb
Learn by reading books:— I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now.
synonym: study.
is a specific kind of: acquire, larn, learn.
is a broader term that covers: con, learn, memorise, memorize | bone, bone up, cram, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up.
entailment: read.
derivation: study, work | perusal, perusing, poring over, studying.
Dutch: studeren
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