higher learning

noun

: education, learning, or scholarship on the collegiate or university level

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Now, the law would only apply to cities with populations of less than 250,000 that are home to an institute of higher learning with an enrollment of more than 20,000 students. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2025 The ban, now on emergency pause by Burroughs, already has shaken some of the world’s brightest thinkers at a school often heralded as a premier global hub of higher learning. Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 May 2025 From San Francisco Bay to Manhattan Island, 60-some schools of higher learning are having their federal funds withdrawn or the visas of their international students revoked or are under investigation for one reason or another. Patricia Schultheis, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025 The university, located in the nation’s capital, has the distinction of being the first school of higher learning designed for deaf students. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for higher learning

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of higher learning was in 1826

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“Higher learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20learning. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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