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noun
deep, serious absorption in thought: Lost in a brown study, she was oblivious to the noise.
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Origin of brown study
First recorded in 1525–35
Words nearby brown study
brown spot, brown-state, brown stem rot, brownstone, brownstoner, brown study, brown study, in a, brown sugar, Brownsville, Brown Swiss, brown-tail moth
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British Dictionary definitions for brown study
brown study
noun
a mood of deep absorption or thoughtfulness; reverie
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