higher learning

noun

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

Examples of higher learning in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Mars will also debut in Gemini on July 20, activating your ninth house of expansion and higher learning, which will likely motivate you to explore new ideas and pursue intellectual ventures. Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024 Independent thought and deference to authority have always coexisted uneasily in higher learning. Carla Norrlof, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019 The Biden administration has forgiven $146 billion in student loan debt through other avenues, including discharging loans for borrowers with disabilities and those who were defrauded by their organizations of higher learning. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024 The Ninth House The ninth house highlights higher learning, Edut says, so things like traveling, expansion, knowledge, adventure, and inspiration. Madison Feller, ELLE, 6 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for higher learning 

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Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 4 Jul. 2024.

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