higher learning

noun

: education, learning, or scholarship on the collegiate or university level

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With some school endowments clocking in at billions of dollars, critics of higher learning have asked why universities even need government funding for scientific research. Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2025 On May 4, Pluto stations retrograde in your ninth house of higher learning and philosophy, encouraging you to reflect on the bigger picture of your beliefs and life goals. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025 The University of Kinshasa, supported during the Cold War with American financial assistance as the largest center of higher learning in Africa, still has over 29,000 students, but meager resources to support young Congolese who aspire for the same hopes and dreams as us all. Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 Finally, with Mars entering Leo on April 18, your expansive ninth house of exploration and higher learning becomes activated. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for higher learning

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of higher learning was in 1826

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“Higher learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20learning. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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