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observation
English
Etymology
From Middle English observacion, borrowed from Middle French observacion. Also a borrowing from French observation and a learned borrowing from Latin observ?ti?(n-).Morphologically observe +? -ation
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??bz??ve??(?)n/
- (General American) enPR: ?b'z?r-v??sh?n, -v?sh?n, IPA(key): /??bz??ve???n/, /-?ve??n?/
- Rhymes: -e???n
- Hyphenation: ob?ser?va?tion
Noun
observation (countable and uncountable, plural observations)
- The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)
- The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.
- A remark or comment.
- 1734, Alexander Pope, Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men
- To observations which ourselves we make / We grow more partial for the observer's sake.
- 1734, Alexander Pope, Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men
- A judgement based on observing.
- Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the observation of it in such circumstances.
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- A regime under which a subject is routinely observed.
- Philosophically as: the phenomenal presence of human being existence.
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See also
- observation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin observ?ti?. Synchronically analysable as observer +? -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p.s??.va.sj??/
Noun
observation f (plural observations)
- observation
Further reading
- “observation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
observation (plural observationes)
- observation (something that has been observed)
- observation (act or process of observing)
- observation (regime under which a subject is routinely observed)
observation From the web:
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- what did charles darwin observe
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study
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?st?di/
- Rhymes: -?di
Etymology 1
From Middle English studien, from Old French estudier (Modern French étudier) from Medieval Latin studi?re and Latin stud?re, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“to push, hit”). Displaced native Old English cneordlæcan.
Verb
study (third-person singular simple present studies, present participle studying, simple past and past participle studied)
- (usually academic) To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.
- (academic) To take a course or courses on a subject.
- To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice.
- To look at minutely.
- To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
- July 10, 1732, Jonathan Swift, letter to Mr. Gay and The Duchess of Queensberry
- I found a moral first, and studied for a fable.
- July 10, 1732, Jonathan Swift, letter to Mr. Gay and The Duchess of Queensberry
- To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
- And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you […]
Conjugation
Synonyms
- con
- elucubrate
- research
- revise
- swot
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English studie, from Old French estudie (Modern French étude), from Latin studium (“zeal, dedication, study”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“to push, hit”). Doublet of studio.
Noun
study (countable and uncountable, plural studies)
- Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
- 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]
- 1699, William Temple, Heads designed for an essay on conversations
- Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.
- 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- The act of studying or examining; examination.
- Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
- 1762, Edmund Law, An extract from A serious call to a devout and holy life
- The Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament, are her daily study.
- 1762, Edmund Law, An extract from A serious call to a devout and holy life
- A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.
- his cheery little study
- An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
- The human face, bearing an expression which the observer finds amusingly typical of a particular emotion or state of mind.
- (music) A piece for special practice; an étude.
- (academic) An academic publication.
- One who commits a theatrical part to memory.
- (obsolete) A state of mental perplexity or worried thought.
- (archaic) Thought, as directed to a specific purpose; one's concern.
Synonyms
- (private male room): cabinet, closet (archaic)
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:study
Coordinate terms
- (private male room): boudoir (female equivalent)
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References
Anagrams
- Dusty, Dutys, Duyst, dusty
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