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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Study \Stud"y\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Studied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Studying}.] [OE. studien, OF. estudier, F. ['e]tudier. See {Study}, noun]
1. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. --Chaucer.
I found a moral first, and then studied for a fable. --Swift.
2. To apply the mind to books or learning. --Shak.
3. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous. --1 Thes. iv. 11.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
studying
noun: reading carefully with intent to remember [syn: {perusal}, {perusing}, {poring over}]
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