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Definition of scholarship noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

scholarship

noun
scholarship pronunciation English ˈskɒləʃɪp scholarship pronunciation American ˈskɑːlərʃɪp
 
1 [countable] an amount of money given to somebody by an organization to help pay for their educationShe won a scholarship to study at Stanford.He went to drama school on a scholarship.2 [uncountable] the serious study of an academic subject and the knowledge and methods involved
Synonym
learning
a magnificent work of scholarship