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stu·dent (sto̵̅o̅d′'nt, styo̵̅o̅d′-)

noun

  1. a person who studies, or investigates a student of human behavior
  2. a person who is enrolled for study at a school, college, etc.

Etymology: ME studiante, studente < OFr & L: OFr estudiant < L studens, prp. of studere, to study

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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