Revival of Learning

[ ri-vahy-vuhluhv lur-ning ]

/ rɪˈvaɪ vəl əv ˈlɜr nɪŋ /

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the Renaissance in its relation to learning, especially in literature (Revival of Literature, or Revival of Letters ).

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

First recorded in 1775–85

What is most troubling is our – and I do mean “our” and not “their” – never treating these situations as learning opportunities.
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The Dallas Cowboys sell out their state-of-the art football stadium.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We happily hoist our egg nog in the air, embrace each other, and raise our out-of-tune voices in song.
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DISH delivers a one-of-a-kind entertainment experience to every room of your home, wirelessly.
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Since then, Jamshed, like much of the country he once honored in song, has gone through a religious revival.
Disco Mullah Blasphemy Row Highlights Pakistan’s Hypocrisy|Shaheen Pasha|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All our intelligent students will insist upon learning what they can of these discussions and forming opinions for themselves.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Thomas Cooper, an English prelate, died; highly commended for his great learning and eloquence.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He was a patriot of the noblest and most extensive views, and justly celebrated as a man of learning, eloquent and refined.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
It has only been a rare and exceptional class hitherto that has gone on learning throughout life.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
At twelve, or fifteen, or sixteen, or twenty it was decided that they should stop learning.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells