book-learning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Theoretical or academic knowledge acquired by reading books or through formal education, as opposed to practical or empirical knowledge of real life and the real world, gained through experience, or natively as street smarts, common sense, or intuition.

Word forms

book-learning book learning
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