Meaning of student in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈst(j)udnt/

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  1. Noun

    student

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from Latin student-‘applying oneself to’, from the verb studere, related to studium‘painstaking application’

    Definitions

    1. a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

    Derived terms

  2. 2. a learned person (especially in the humanities)

    Examples

    • « someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines »

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  • « I was a great student at a great school, Wharton School of Finance. »
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  • « The first responsibility of the Muslim is as teacher. That is his job, to teach. His first school, his first classroom is within the household. His first student is himself. He masters himself and then he begins to convey the knowledge that he has acquired to the family. The people who are closest to him. »
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  • « Engineering undergraduates should not be charged fees. They should receive grants, not student loans, and the government will get the money back long-term from increased exports. »
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