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a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study" a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study" applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design" a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer''s technique; "a study in spiccato bowing" someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play); "he is a quick study" learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now" be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study" give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving" a detailed critical inspection preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint" attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer" a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale" be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" |
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