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book learning

–noun
1. knowledge acquired by reading books, as distinguished from that obtained through observation and experience.
2. formal education: She thought that common sense was just as important as book learning.

Origin:
1580–90


book-learn⋅ed [book-lur-nid, -lurnd] , adjective
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