- overlearn
- transitive verb Date: 1874 to continue to study or practice after attaining proficiency
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
overlearn
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overlearn — o ver*learn , v. t. To learn (a fact or skill) repetitively, beyond the point where it can be immediately recalled; in experimental psychology, to continue to learn beyond the point where the criterion of adequate learning has been reached. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overlearn — [ō΄vər lʉrn′] vt. to learn, as through much repetition, beyond basic proficiency … English World dictionary
overlearn — /oh veuhr lerrn /, v.t., overlearned / lerrnd / or overlearnt, overlearning. Educ. to learn or memorize beyond the point of proficiency or immediate recall. [1870 75; OVER + LEARN] * * * … Universalium
overlearn — verb /əʊvəˈləːn/ a) To learn (something) more than is necessary; to study excessively, to take (something) too much to heart. Why the rigmarole of a military survey before enacting a measure most Americans already favoured? Maybe he over learned… … Wiktionary
overlearn — o ver•learn′ v. t … From formal English to slang
overlearn — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to continue to study or practice after reaching a criterion level of performance overlearned techniques … Useful english dictionary
Old Unifon — UNIFON is a phonemic alphabet developed by John R. Malone in the 1930s on a contract from the Bendix Corporation. A phonemic writing system promised fewer spelling and teletype errors in aviation communications. In addition, the spelling system… … Wikipedia
Unifon — The beginning of the Lord s prayer, rendered in modern Unifon (two fonts), and in standard English orthography Unifon is a phonemic orthography for English designed in the mid 1950s by Dr. John R. Malone, a Chicago economist and newspaper… … Wikipedia
