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overlearn

[oh-ver-lurn]

verb (used with object), o·ver·learned

[-lurnd] or o·ver·learnt, o·ver·learn·ing. Education.

to learn or memorize beyond the point of proficiency or immediate recall.

Origin:
1870–75; over- + learn

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