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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| distance learning | |
| —n | |
| a teaching system consisting of video, audio, and written material designed for a person to use in studying a subject at home | |
| Main Entry: | distance learning |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | an educational system, often postgraduate, in which students have minimal or no residency at the institution itself; also called [distance education], correspondence course |
| Example: | Electronic media have pretty much replaced correspondence for distance learning. |
| Etymology: | 1972-77 |
| Main Entry: | distance learning |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See telelearning |