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Meaning of SCHOLARSHIP

Pronunciation:  'skâlur`ship

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  profound knowledge
  2. [n]  financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
 
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 Synonyms: eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning
 
 See Also: aid, award, economic aid, education, letters, prize

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Schol"ar*ship\, n.
1. The character and qualities of a scholar; attainments in
   science or literature; erudition; learning.
         A man of my master's . . . great scholarship.
                                               --Pope.
2. Literary education. [R.]
         Any other house of scholarship.       --Milton.
3. Maintenance for a scholar; a foundation for the support of
   a student. --T. Warton.
Syn: Learning; erudition; knowledge.
 

 

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