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student

Pronunciation: /ˈstjuː.dn̩t/

The English word “student” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
  2. A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.
  3. A person who is enrolled at a college or university (as contrasted with a pupil or schoolchild attending a primary or secondary school).

adjective

  1. In training, learning a particular skill.

Etymology

From Middle English student, studient, from Old French estudiant, estudiente, from Latin studēns, present participle of studeō (“dedicate oneself to, study”). Equivalent to stud(y) + -ent.

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