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studies

/ˈstʌdiz/

studies is the plural of study.

studies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of study.

Meaning of study

Noun

study (countable and uncountable, plural studies)

  1. Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
    • The study of languages is fascinating.
  2. The act of studying or examining; examination.
    • I made a careful study of his sister.
  3. Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
    • The Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament, are her daily study.1762, Law, Edmund, An extract from: A serious call to a devout and holy life
  4. A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.
    • Father spends all his time in the study poring over manuscripts.
  5. An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
    • a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture
  6. The human face, bearing an expression which the observer finds amusingly typical of a particular emotion or state of mind.
    • Geoffrey's face was a study.

See all 18 meanings of study

Noun

studies (uncountable)

  1. An academic field of study concerning the given subject.
    • My boyfriend is taking media studies.
    • Technology studies is not yet well established as an academic discipline in its own right but a serious body of both scholarly and popular literature in the field is now emerging.1990, Kelvin W[ayne] Willoughby, “Prolegomena: The Rise of Technology Studies”, in Technology Choice: A Critique of the Appropriate Technology Movement, Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press; London...

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Questions about studies

What does studies mean?
Studies means an academic field of study concerning the given subject.
What is studies the plural of?
Studies is the plural of study.
What part of speech is studies?
Studies is a noun.
How do you pronounce studies?
Studies is pronounced /ˈstʌdiz/.

Words near studies in the dictionary

  1. studiedly
  2. studiedness
  3. studiedst
  4. studier
  5. studiers
  6. studies
  7. studies abroad
  8. studies up on
  9. studiest
  10. studieth
  11. studio

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