booklearning

Definitions

Rare form of book-learning.

form-of, rare, uncountable

Examples

“His venerable uncle who lived with us — my great uncle — gave me his blessing and told me, I remember⟳, that so far as booklearning went, I could learn⟳ as much without going to college. Still he did not discourage my going. He was quite right. I could have⟳ got more booklearning out of college than I did get⟳ in college, and I suppose⟳ that you, too, might get⟳, out, more than you will get⟳, in.”

“"I am pleased to make⟳ your acquaintance," she said in precise, carefully enunciated Drysian. She sounded like⟳ someone who'd perfected the language through booklearning but hadn't yet learned the art of conversing with contractions.”

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