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scholarship
noun
money
given
to
a
student
to
help
pay
for
education
,
usually
because
of
good
grades
,
special
talent
,
or
financial
need
•
Maya
won
a
full
scholarship
to
Harvard
because
of
her
excellent
grades
.
Maya
won
a
full
scholarship
to
Harvard
because
of
her
excellent
grades
.
•
The
coach
offered
him
a
sports
scholarship
for
his
talent
on
the
soccer
field
.
The
coach
offered
him
a
sports
scholarship
for
his
talent
on
the
soccer
field
.
From
Middle
English
scolarshippe
,
formed
from
scholar
+
-ship
,
originally
meaning
the
status
or
position
of
being
a
scholar
;
later
also
the
financial
award
.
noun
-
scholarship
serious
study
and
deep
knowledge
about
a
subject
,
especially
as
shown
in
academic
research
and
writing
•
His
book
is
a
masterpiece
of
historical
scholarship
.
His
book
is
a
masterpiece
of
historical
scholarship
.
•
The
professor
’
s
lectures
reflect
deep
scholarship
and
passion
.
The
professor
’
s
lectures
reflect
deep
scholarship
and
passion
.
Developed
from
the
original
sense
of
“
state
of
being
a
scholar
”
to
refer
more
broadly
to
the
learning
and
research
produced
by
scholars
.
scholar
noun
a
person
who
has
deep
and
detailed
knowledge
of
a
subject
,
especially
through
serious
academic
study
•
The
history
department
invited
a
famous
scholar
to
give
a
lecture
about
ancient
Greece
.
The
history
department
invited
a
famous
scholar
to
give
a
lecture
about
ancient
Greece
.
•
She
spent
years
in
dusty
libraries
,
becoming
a
respected
scholar
of
medieval
literature
.
She
spent
years
in
dusty
libraries
,
becoming
a
respected
scholar
of
medieval
literature
.
From
Old
English
“
scolere
”,
borrowed
from
Latin
“
scholaris
”
meaning
‘
pupil
’,
related
to
“
schola
” (
school
).
noun
a
student
who
receives
a
scholarship
to
pay
for
their
education
•
The
university
named
Mia
the
top
scholar
in
the
engineering
programme
.
The
university
named
Mia
the
top
scholar
in
the
engineering
programme
.
•
As
a
government
scholar
,
he
studied
abroad
without
worrying
about
tuition
fees
.
As
a
government
scholar
,
he
studied
abroad
without
worrying
about
tuition
fees
.
noun
(
dated
)
a
child
or
young
person
who
attends
school
;
a
pupil
•
In
the
one-room
schoolhouse
,
the
teacher
rang
a
bell
and
the
scholars
hurried
inside
.
In
the
one-room
schoolhouse
,
the
teacher
rang
a
bell
and
the
scholars
hurried
inside
.
•
The
village
charity
bought
new
slates
so
every
young
scholar
could
practise
arithmetic
.
The
village
charity
bought
new
slates
so
every
young
scholar
could
practise
arithmetic
.