scholarship

  • 11scholarship — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ college (esp. AmE) ▪ student (AmE) ▪ academic (AmE), athletic (AmE), sports ▪ basketball …

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  • 12scholarship — schol|ar|ship [ˈskɔləʃıp US ˈska:lər ] n 1.) an amount of money that is given to someone by an educational organization to help pay for their education scholarship to ▪ She won a scholarship to Iowa State University. on a scholarship ▪ He… …

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  • 13scholarship — [[t]skɒ̱lə(r)ʃɪp[/t]] scholarships 1) N COUNT If you get a scholarship to a school or university, your studies are paid for by the school or university or by some other organization. He got a scholarship to the Pratt Institute of Art.… …

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  • 14scholarship — Synonyms and related words: aid, alimony, allotment, allowance, annuity, assistance, award, bibliolatry, bibliomania, bluestockingism, book learning, book madness, bookiness, bookishness, booklore, bounty, bursary, classical scholarship,… …

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  • 15scholarship — schol|ar|ship [ skalər,ʃıp ] noun * 1. ) count an amount of money that an organization gives to someone so that they can study at a particular school or university: Sophie was awarded a scholarship to attend Bryn Mawr College. 2. ) uncount… …

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  • 16scholarship — noun 1) a center of medieval scholarship Syn: learning, book learning, knowledge, erudition, education, letters, culture, academic study, academic achievement See note at knowledge 2) a scholarship of $200 per semester …

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  • 17scholarship — noun 1) a centre of scholarship Syn: learning, knowledge, erudition, education, academic study 2) a scholarship of £2,000 Syn: grant, award, endowment; Brit. bursary …

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  • 18scholarship — [ˈskɒləʃɪp] noun 1) [C] an amount of money that an organization gives to someone so that they can study at a particular school or university Sophie was awarded a scholarship to attend Boston University.[/ex] 2) [U] serious formal study and the… …

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  • 19scholarship — noun Date: circa 1536 1. a grant in aid to a student (as by a college or foundation) 2. the character, qualities, activity, or attainments of a scholar ; learning 3. a fund of knowledge and learning < drawing on the scholarship of the ancients >&#8230; …

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  • 20scholarship — noun 1 (C) an amount of money that is given to someone by an educational organization to help pay for their education 2 (U) the knowledge, work, or methods involved in serious studying: Her latest publication is a fine piece of scholarship …

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