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Scholarship

//ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A grant-in-aid to a student. countable, uncountable

    "There were proposals to revive choir scholarships, because a shortage of regular choristers meant that weddings often went choirless."

  2. 2
    profound scholarly knowledge wordnet
  3. 3
    The character or qualities of a scholar. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit wordnet
  5. 5
    The activity, methods or attainments of a scholar. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The sum of knowledge accrued by scholars; the realm of refined learning. uncountable

    "I found the website and found people mingling scholarship with faith – great googly moogly!"

  2. 7
    The first year of high school, often accompanied by exams that needed to be passed before advancement to the higher grades. Australia, countable, dated, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To attend an institution on a scholarship. intransitive

    "Up from the tenements of the Lower East Side, he had scholarshiped at Cornell and Harvard Law."

  2. 2
    To grant a scholarship to. transitive

    "In the first year, twenty children were scholarshiped to attend the Kids Across America Kamp in Branson, Missouri."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From scholar + -ship.

Etymology 2

From scholar + -ship.

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