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  • 41English Channel — an arm of the Atlantic between S England and N France, connected with the North Sea by the Strait of Dover. 350 mi. (565 km) long; 20 100 mi. (32 160 km) wide. * * * or the Channel French La Manche ( The Sleeve ) Strait between southern England… …

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  • 42study — /ˈstʌdi / (say studee) noun (plural studies) 1. application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection. 2. the cultivation of a particular branch of learning, science, or art: the study of law. 3. a… …

  • 43study — [13] Study comes via Old French estudie from Latin studium ‘eagerness, intense application’, hence ‘application to learning’ (English studio [19] comes from the same ultimate source, only via Italian). Studium in turn was derived from the verb… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 44study — [13] Study comes via Old French estudie from Latin studium ‘eagerness, intense application’, hence ‘application to learning’ (English studio [19] comes from the same ultimate source, only via Italian). Studium in turn was derived from the verb… …

    Word origins

  • 45Study abroad — Studying abroad is the act of a student pursuing educational opportunities in a foreign country. Typically classes taken while studying abroad award credits transferable to higher education institutions in the home country; however, students may… …

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  • 46English local history — Local history is the study of the history of a relatively small geographic area; typically a specific settlement, parish or county. English local history came to the fore with the antiquarians of the nineteenth century and was particularly… …

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  • 47study — stud|y1 W3S3 [ˈstʌdi] n plural studies ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(research)¦ 2¦(learning)¦ 3¦(subject)¦ 4 somebody s studies 5¦(careful consideration)¦ 6¦(room)¦ 7¦(art)¦ 8¦(music)¦ 9 be a stu …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 48English Place-Name Society — The English Place Name Society is a learned society based in England concerned with toponomastics, in other words, the study of place names (toponyms). Its survey covers the historic counties of England. Its scholars aim to explain the origin and …

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  • 49study — 1 / stVdi/ noun 1 PIECE OF WORK (C) a piece of work that is done to find out more about a particular subject or problem, and usually includes a written report (+ of/into): We re doing a study into how much time people spend watching television. | …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 50study — I. noun (plural studies) Etymology: Middle English studie, from Anglo French estudie, from Latin studium, from studēre to devote oneself, study; probably akin to Latin tundere to beat more at contusion Date: 14th century 1. a state of… …

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